After arriving at the bus stop between 8 and 9, I took a cab back to my house, where I decided there was no point in trying to go back to sleep. Serri was already up, so I had breakfast and talked to her about my wonderful weekend.
I did have class, so I walked on over to school around 1:30, and had our Spanish class for two hours which went by really fast. I went straight home afterwards and did some homework. Bridget and I decided we wanted to go to La Bomba drum show tonight, and Bridget still hadn’t gone, so it’s a must before we leave! Alex was going to go too, and I decided to invite Derek and Meghan since they hadn’t been either.
About an hour before I needed to leave, I talked to Bridget who told me that she forgot her host mom was going to teach her how to make gnocchi, and since they have dinner at nine, it was basically impossible for her to go with me, without her bailing on her host mom (which wouldn’t have been a nice thing to do anyways). Derek still hadn’t responded, so I didn’t know if he was going to go, and Meghan already had plans. I knew that Alex was going but she was also meeting other friends, so I didn’t know if I would be able to find her. Finally, about thirty or so minutes before I had to leave, Derek said he’d go, so at least I had someone to hang out with!
I got to La Bomba a little before 8 and the place was packed! Last time I had gone it was not nearly this crowded. The line to buy tickets was down the block and around the corner. The show started at 8 and lasted until 10, so I thought that surely there was no way I was going to be able to get in on time (I mean, obviously, it was like, 7:50 or something like that), but I went ahead and walked towards the end of the line. Luckily, while walking, Alex was in the middle of the line and she called to me. So I stood with her a little bit more hopeful in thinking that maybe we’d make at least an hour of the show. Well, Alex caught a lucky break because someone had a ticket and wasn’t able to go to the show, so they sold her a ticket. I was waiting on Derek and his friend, so I didn’t want to buy a ticket if I couldn’t get us all one.
Finally, around 8:50, Derek and Gerald, show up, and I had still been waiting in line, so it was pointless to even try to go in since we probably would have had another twenty or so minute wait. So Derek, Gerald, and I decided to just walk to Abastos, which is a really great mall in the middle of a really crappy neighborhood. We walked around and found the Freddo (!) inside it…only to learn (well, only for me to learn because apparently the other two already knew it) that there are THREE Freddo’s in this mall! Three! Isn’t that just the most beautiful thing you’ve ever heard? =) So, we decided to get ice cream (of course). I got frutilla (strawberry) and it was just wonderful, as always. Freddo never disappoints. I enjoy it so much that every time Thomas mentions Freddo in his blog, he includes the fact that it is my Argentine Love. =)
After we got ice cream, we walked around some more, and then Gerald casually mentioned that, since it is Día De Amigos (Friends Day! A holiday celebrated in
After another wonderful time at Freddo, we decided to hit the subway and go to
After walking around a little while longer, we all went back to Derek’s apartment where Meghan was and we hung out a little while longer, talking and listening to a Tango CD that Derek had just bought. Around midnight I was very tired (I mean, this is still the day I arrived back from Iguazú, on an 18 hour bus ride that I barely slept on!), so they walked me back to my bus stop and I headed on home!
And that…was my Día de Amigos in Argentina, which was pretty great seeing as I made a new friend (Gerald) and got to hang out with other new friends (Derek and Meghan). And…I got to go to bed somewhat early which was pretty exciting as well! =)
More from B.A. to come! =)
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