Yay, a day of fun filled adventure in
There was some confusion about how to get the bus tickets: Let’s just say, there was a sign that said, “Temaikén y Colectivo $56”, which we assumed was a zoo ticket and the ride to the zoo…but the man in the booth wouldn’t let us pay…and we then found out we could just pay for the bus tickets, not the zoo…but it wouldn’t make sense for there to be a sign for $56 pesos, if we couldn’t pay for whatever it was. Weird. But then again, we are not fluent Spanish speakers. =)
Moving along, we got on the “Semi-Rapido” bus (special bus that only stops at a few places to pick people up, meaning it’s semi-faster than a regular bus) and took the hour bus ride to the zoo. The ride didn’t seem that long because Adam, Thomas, and I found lots of things to talk about, which was nice and helped the time go by faster.
Once we got to the zoo, I don’t know what it was…but I was just so happy to be at a zoo. It’s been awhile since I’ve been to any zoo, and I was just so excited. Weird…I felt like a little kid again! We went in and for some reason Thomas was fascinated with Ignacio, the guy who tore our tickets…he took a photo of him and apparently wants that job…working at a zoo…tearing tickets. Thomas, we’re glad you have dreams.
After walking around and a quick lunch, we met up with Bridget (who didn’t leave with us before because it was so early!) and Alex and Alex’s friend Derek who is now a friend to all of us after spending a day at the zoo together. The zoo was a lot of fun. I think the favorite exhibit was the bats! They were so cool and a lot closer than I have ever seen bats before. They are quite interesting little creatures…almost cute, but almost creepy. As Derek said, “
There were also these really large…sheep-bodied, gopher-headed animals which were probably my favorite…I know their name, but can’t remember at the moment…oh well, I took a photo of the sign, so that’ll be up in my photo album. We saw everything there was to see: Toucans, parrots, tigers, cheetas (chitas), water life, spiders, a skunk (I know, funny), and all sorts of kinds of birds, a hippo, an alligator, and a fake alligator that looks real from a distance. The things I was sad about not being at the zoo were: PENGUINS (They have them in the south of
After the zoo (which we spent a wonderful, happy 6ish hours at), we took the long bus ride back (which, again, didn’t feel that long because of all the conversation!) and then…went to Freddo! Yeah, my ice cream love and I met again. This time I got Dulce de Leche con Brownie. It was delicious! Before this trip is over, Adam and Derek both promised that they’d go in with me to buy the $51 peso size! It has all the flavors in it! I am going to hold you guys to it, just so you know! =)
And now, I am at home. Had dinner (with TV of course!), took a shower, and now am trying to upload my photos and type up my updates. I am trying to convince myself to start some of my Political readings for class…I suppose I shall do a little bit. Maybe. =) I can save a lot of that for Sunday afternoon! Lol.
Thanks for reading again! Hope everyone is having a great summer!
OH, by the way, I have noticed from getting emails from my parents and a couple of messages from Jackie, that I really enjoy hearing about what’s going on at home…so if ANYONE feels the need to message me or email me and say, “I have been doing _____ all summer” or “________ did ____________ and it was the funniest thing ever!” or “You won’t believe that _________ did ____________ and now everyone knows and it’s crazy!” or any old news like that…I would love to hear it! Even if you got a new dog, haircut, tattoo (mom, don’t get too crazy)… =) I wanna hear about it! I miss you all and wanna hear about your lives as well!
Love you and miss you!
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