I realize that I didn't blog yesterday...there wasn't really anything too exciting that happened to me, and I was really tired, so I just skipped blogging. Like I said, it was just a usual day...get up early, ride the subte, sit in class for what seems like forever, check for my package, come home...repeat. I did go to the correo to send some letters, though...which is ridiculous. We waited for an hour to put something in the mail...what a joke. My package still isn't here for those of you who are worried.
Today, I started my day just like every other...wake up, eat my cereal, walk to subte, ride subte, walk to class, try to stay awake in class, go to lunch, come back to class, leave class. But that is where the fun part comes in. :) That's right folks...today I got my first piercing. I did it finally...I bit the bullet and got my nose done. I'd been contemplating this for a while as most of you know, but I've always been a bit chicken, but today I said to myself, "YOU ARE IN ARGENTINA. WHY NOT DO SOMETHING CRAZY?" So I did...not to say I went in blind or anything...a friend of mine, Aidi, got hers done yesterday and she said it was totally sterile and clean and safe. So she dragged me to the same shop where I allowed them to impale me and put a stud in my nose. It was so easy...it didn't even hurt...it's like a small pinch. It took her literally three minutes to do the whole thing...pay, pierce, and leave. I wasn't the only one to do it either, three of us got ours done today...Emi and I got ours done together...which means we are friends forever, right?! Haha. So...that was really cool and I'm very happy with the decision. And for the rest of my life I can say, "Hell yeah I got my nose pierced in Argentina!" But I promise this is the only thing I'm piercing while I'm down here...I can't say the same for the other girls...they are already planning the next one.
I feel like I've finally gotten into a routine, made my friends, and that I'm actually living here and not just a tourist...my Spanish is improving so much. I talked for like 30 minutes today with my family about their hair cuts, my nose piercing, Harry Potter, and the hiccups...they probably wanted me to shut up! I couldn't believe all the things I was saying! Like, when did I learn this??? I feel pretty confident that when I leave here I will be yakking nonstop in castellano. P.S. Spanish down here isn't Spanish...it's castellano. Which I think is pretty sweet that they have their own name for their particular dialect.
Also, it's thunder storming here...it's my first experience with this...maybe it will wash some of that volcanic ash away so people can start flying again!
Last night was also the night the twins, Manuel, and their mom and dad come to dinner. They always come on Tuesday and we always have milanesa and mashed potatoes and pudding. It's fun when they come, though...but their parents think that they are devil children and always apologize to me for their behavior. I tell them they have no idea about misbehaved kids. The little girl and I played drawing together and she got a fake little makeup kit for her birthday so we played make-up, too. I taught her how to make a dog with six circles...she kept practicing. So that was fun. It's a nice change of pace and it's easier to talk to children because they talk slower, use simple words, and don't care if you don't say something the right way. I pick up on a lot when they are around.
Tomorrow I'm off to the world famous Teatro Colon after my presentation on Matadero in my class. Going to bed early today as I am exhausted as usual, and I have to leave extra early in order to prepare for my project. Sweet dreams all!
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