Dia 40, Boliches, Cards and sleeping in until... 26 de julio

Well hello again all, and thank you for tuning in. I wish that my updates could start being more informative again for you all, as in…telling you about Buenos Aires as opposed to just what I do everyday…but I feel as if I have just gotten into a groove. I mean, today marks the 40^th day that I’ve been in this beautiful country! I have a routine! =) And, not to mention, I can’t remember what things I have told you or haven’t, which makes me sad because I wouldn’t want to leave any interesting cultural stories out. I’ll try to keep thinking of what I might not have mentioned in the past…but if I ever mention anything and you don’t understand it or don’t remember me mentioning it before, ask me so I can write about it in the next update! =)

Moving along to my day…as I left off yesterday at midnight, I guess I should just go from there. Bridget and I met up with a few people she had met a few nights ago, and then we waited on Derek who decided to go out with us as well. Well… they ended up taking us to a boliche really south/west in San Telmo, pretty close to La Boca. I didn’t like the idea of that because every book I’ve read on BA says, “Don’t go to La Boca at night!!!” But no worries, nothing happened and we stayed safe! =) The club was…interesting. Okay, it was pretty…hood? Um…I don’t know how else to say it, but it was a not that great club in a not that great part of town. The music was pretty decent and so we started dancing around two. A little after three though, it was just the same music and I was getting pretty tired, apparently Derek was as well and he suggested that we go ahead and leave and go back to his place to play some card games and hang out.

No worries! It wasn’t just me and one boy hanging out in an apartment…it was me and three boys hanging out in an apartment. =) And no, no one needs to worry. It was Derek, Greggory, and Gerald. I knew who they all were and it was completely safe, so no one need worry about what I was doing there. We played cards for a few hours and Meghan then came home. (She had been out at a milonga). We talked a little and then I crashed out on the couch…we all went to bed around, oh… eight o’clock. Yes, in the morning. I am hanging my head in shame to all of you who don’t understand the concept of hanging out in Buenos Aires. =) But for those people here, it was only slightly late…like staying out past two back in the states. Ha ha…so we all went to bed and I woke up…at four. Yes, four in the afternoon. Again, head hanging right now. =) It was a fun night though, just hanging out with new friends and getting to know everyone better. I realize that some of you who read this (like mis padres y abuelos) won’t like the idea of me being out so late (but to think of it, I wasn’t really out, we were in and I stayed there until the middle of the afternoon…lol) and I’m almost sure you don’t like the idea that I was just hanging out with guys for a good part of the evening, but I assure you all, it was a normal, friend…fun hangout. I just want you all to know that! And no, I am not picking up crazy habits I won’t be able to break when I get back to the states. I am still fully aware of how crazy it is to be at a club until five in the morning…but it’s here, it’s the culture, it’s fun…why not?! =)

So, after getting some Burger King (SO good), I came home and talked with Serri and watched some shows on her computer. I then did some homework (see?! That’s productive! Lol) and am now updating. I think that she and I are going to watch a movie later, not sure…but we’ll see. I know, it sounds like I wasted a day, but I don’t feel that way and that’s all that matters right? =)

I guess I shall go for now, tomorrow school starts again, back at Austral. Boo to long bus rides, but that’s life.

Chao for now friends!