A Few Days In...

So, after 16 hours of flying and travel time from LAX to Chile to Buenos Aires, I arrived! The flight was extremely long, but yay, I randomly got to sit next to Amy. Yesterday Pepperdine picked us up at the airport and brought us to Casa Holden, the Pepperdine house, and we had a BBQ and orientation. Then our families came to pick us up! My parents our older, mi madre es 60 and me padre es 70, but they don't look it. My mom speaks some English, and my father speaks a small amount. Communicating to them is hard, but I always understand what they are saying to me. They have had many students that have lived with them before. Between them they have 6 children, all in there 20s and 30s. I have my own bathroom, which is very nice, and a huge closet in my room. All my clothes fit! They live in an apartment, and it has a nice view and they have wireless internet, but I have yet to get it to work. They cooked me dinner last night, which was alright. Kind of plain tasting, and a some weird side dishes. We had pork roast, spinach casserole, salad, and bread. She also made mousse for dessert. We also talked about what kinds of food I do and do not like, which is a very good thing!

Last night we went out, which was fun. I am enjoying seeing the city and I live in a very nice and safe area. This morning we went on a tour of the city and Pepperdine took us out to lunch. We also get an allowance to use for whatever we want. The city has two distinct sections, the North and the South. The North, where I live and where Casa Holden is is considered to be the fancy area where rich people live with lots of shopping, while the south is for the working class and has many homeless people. We went to Boca, which is a a tango and soccer neighborhood, and one of the two main soccer stadiums is there. There were lots of tango dancers there and street performers. We also went to the cemetery where the famous Eva Perron, or Evita, is burried. Casa Holden es muy bonita y grande. We start Spanish boot camp on Monday and classes start on Friday. I really love the city, and getting around is quite easy as a lot of things are in walking distance, taxis are very cheap, and there are subways and buses. There are always people to hang out with, in total, there are 60 Pepperdine students altogether. It is very hot and humid here, but I am loving it! My hair is so curly and it is driving me crazy. We haven't yet decided what we are going to do the rest of the day, but we will probably go to church and some street fairs tomorrow.

Hasta Luego!