Whew what a weekend it's been, and it's only Sunday afternoon! Friday, Patrick and I went to this restaurant 2 blocks from my house that our teacher recommended to us. It's called "Betos" and they sell lomitos. Lomitos are a type of sandwich with thin beef, ham, melted cheese, and awesome flavor. And we also had French fries with scrambled eggs on top. I've succumbed to the fact I'm gaining at least 20 pounds while down here because the food is so amazing, and cheap. Another Argentinean food that is awesome are empanadas. They're basically mini calzones with all different kinds of fillings. My favorite is ham and cheese, for now that is. After dinner, we had a few people over before going out to the club. The club was a lot of fun. It was all electronic music, without words, so it got a little redundant after a while. I tried to request Lady Gaga because even though I don't really like her I knew the DJ would know who she is, you know because everyone here knows who she is, and at least I could say I knew one of the 300 songs they played that night. But alas, the DJ just stared at me like the stupid gringo I am. Oh well, but I did get to dance on stage! We didn't get home until 4:30/5? And the taxi that took us about 20 blocks, only cost 10 pesos in total, which is about $2.50 USD. Hella cheap down hur! Yesterday was a full day of rest, as in I woke up at 2 and then took a little siesta sometime shortly after. But I called up Patrick and told him we had to be productive. So we met the American girls from my class at this thing called the "Paseo de las Artes," or the Fería, which had a bunch of artisan booths where people were selling their handmade crafts. There were also a lot of booths with antiques. Mom and Dad, brace yourselves for an entire night (and a lot of pesos) spent there. I bought this cool wallet for $6 USD and this guy also made us little things out of colored wired (he made me sunglasses). I'm posting pictures at the bottom so keep reading, or just stop listening to me and scroll down. We all ate together at the Paseo and had a few beers. I tried pizza for the first time here and it was really good. Not as good as the East Coast, but I'd definitely say better than San Francisco. Pretty impressive. Then we all went home so that we could meet up later. Flor and Sebastion (my French amigos) came over and we all hung out, including Yvan and Patrick. Whew what a weekend it's been, and it's only Sunday afternoon! Friday, Patrick and I went to this restaurant 2 blocks from my house that our teacher recommended to us. It's called "Betos" and they sell lomitos. Lomitos are a type of sandwich with thin beef, ham, melted cheese, and awesome flavor. And we also had French fries with scrambled eggs on top. I've succumbed to the fact I'm gaining at least 20 pounds while down here because the food is so amazing, and cheap. Another Argentinean food that is awesome are empanadas. They're basically mini calzones with all different kinds of fillings. My favorite is ham and cheese, for now that is. After dinner, we had a few people over before going out to the club. The club was a lot of fun. It was all electronic music, without words, so it got a little redundant after a while. I tried to request Lady Gaga because even though I don't really like her I knew the DJ would know who she is, you know because everyone here knows who she is, and at least I could say I knew one of the 300 songs they played that night. But alas, the DJ just stared at me like the stupid gringo I am. Oh well, but I did get to dance on stage! We didn't get home until 4:30/5? And the taxi that took us about 20 blocks, only cost 10 pesos in total, which is about $2.50 USD. Hella cheap down hur! Yesterday was a full day of rest, as in I woke up at 2 and then took a little siesta sometime shortly after. But I called up Patrick and told him we had to be productive. So we met the American girls from my class at this thing called the "Paseo de las Artes," or the Fería, which had a bunch of artisan booths where people were selling their handmade crafts. There were also a lot of booths with antiques. Mom and Dad, brace yourselves for an entire night (and a lot of pesos) spent there. I bought this cool wallet for $6 USD and this guy also made us little things out of colored wired (he made me sunglasses). I'm posting pictures at the bottom so keep reading, or just stop listening to me and scroll down. We all ate together at the Paseo and had a few beers. I tried pizza for the first time here and it was really good. Not as good as the East Coast, but I'd definitely say better than San Francisco. Pretty impressive. Then we all went home so that we could meet up later. Flor and Sebastion (my French amigos) came over and we all hung out, including Yvan and Patrick. Then everyone but Yvan (he was too spent from Friday night) went out to meet the girls at a bar in Nueva Cordoba. Nueva Cordoba is such a cool section of the city. It's where all the students go out to bars and discotecas. And it's pretty bumpin until about 6AM. We did a little bar/club hopping, and also bought hot dogs. Hot dogs are popular here. They call them Panchos. I ordered one with like 5 sauces and mini fries on top. SO GOOD! We all called it a night around 4:30. Today we're all meeting up at a bar to watch the Superbowl. The girls somehow found a guy who would play it for us. He even said we can bring our own chips, salsa, and guacamole. That's the only way that I'll be involved in any sports watching. Okay that's it for now. Thanks for listening to me ramble! Chau!!Then everyone but Yvan (he was too spent from Friday night) went out to meet the girls at a bar in Nueva Cordoba. Nueva Cordoba is such a cool section of the city. It's where all the students go out to bars and discotecas. And it's pretty bumpin until about 6AM. We did a little bar/club hopping, and also bought hot dogs. Hot dogs are popular here. They call them Panchos. I ordered one with like 5 sauces and mini fries on top. SO GOOD! We all called it a night around 4:30. Today we're all meeting up at a bar to watch the Superbowl. The girls somehow found a guy who would play it for us. He even said we can bring our own chips, salsa, and guacamole. That's the only way that I'll be involved in any sports watching. Okay that's it for now. Thanks for listening to me ramble! Chau!!
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