Hola todos! Today was a great day in Cordoba! The weather was perfecto to say the least. No more rain!! Above is a picture of my host house. I live at the corner of Jose' Esteban Bustos and Emillo Lamarca in the locality of Urca. It is a quaint little subdivision of Cordoba with it's own stores, shopping area, groceries, and the works. I finally had a chance to explore after my second day of orientation a la universidad blas pascal. There is another chica from the United States (Estados Unidos) that lives in Urca so she and I have been meeting to take the bus together and explore Urca. The bus system is very easy to navigate if you know which bus stops in which area of the city because there are bus stops every 300 ft. My new friend, Sam, and I walked around Urca and looked at a few shops before stopping for more helado. I don't know why, but the ice cream is soooo much better here. The food in general is better thus far, and I love myself some American food. I have muchos empanadas today, for lunch and dinner. There are many different types of empanadas, my favorite so far is ham and cheese. I will explain a little more about my university, orientation, and classes that I'm taking next post. For now, I want to share the happenings of my host house and family with you all. First there is Graciela, my host mom. Graciela is a little over 50 yrs old and is so, very nice. She is very patient with me and works to understand what I'm trying to say if she can't already. She is also very helpful with all aspects of the house and my life here as well. Next is Raul, my host dad. I only see Raul at dinner time so far because the work schedule here is a lot later than at home, as well as the meals. We eat dinner at 10:00 p.m. Raul works in business that is somehow related to politics. He was very excited to hear about my Political Science major. He is also hilarious and helps me find ways to crack jokes with my limited grammar in certain subjects. Nicolas or Nico is 16 yrs old, goes to high school which is called cologia here and loves to play soccer and video games (just like all the other males in my life). Nico reminds me alot of my brother Gus. Sebastion or Seba is 13 yrs old, goes to middle school, escuela secondaria, and also loves soccer and video games too. He reminds me of my brother Drew because they are two of the sweetest young boys I know. Seba is just a sweetheart and is also very helpful and friendly to me. It's strange, because I can hardly get Gus and Drew to hug me, but these boys greet me with a kiss on the cheek because it's the culture. Graciela and Raul told me the story of how they met. She was 14 and he was 17, they have been together for 39 years and have never loved anybody else.!Que romantica! Everyone here is so nice and I already feel at home. I have been working on making my room more homey by putting pictures and cards out. I feel grateful to be here in Argentina and look forward to celebrating my birthday here this weekend!
Hasta luego!
---Alex
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