Well, today was the first day I woke up on my own. No noises in the kitchen woke me up, the maid did not wake me up…I just naturally woke up a little after noon. While some people consider that getting up so late wastes the day, I think that as long as I am staying out and enjoying the BA evenings, that it’s an even exchange. =)
Thomas sent me a text asking if I was doing anything, and he agreed to go souvenir shopping with me, even though he’s already finished his shopping…what a grand friend. =) I met him at Village Recoleta where he was having lunch and then we headed down to La Boca. This was at least Thomas’ third time going and my second. By the time our bus got to La Boca it was around four o’clock and we spent the next couple of hours shopping and browsing…it was a pretty good day.
I was amazed at how easy it was to find a lot of things that I had been looking for the past few weeks. The “stress” of searching for certain souvenirs is now gone, so that’s good. I still have just a few things I need to get (dulce de leche!), but other than that, I am basically done with shopping! I am just hoping that everything fits in my suitcase. =)
As we walked down the streets of La Boca, I couldn’t help but think that I don’t believe I would ever get used to the employees of this city. There are so many people that just stand outside restaurants and either try and get you to go in or try to give you fliers. Most of them are pretty insistent too. And when you’re a person who doesn’t enjoy ignoring people, it’s really hard to keep walking. But if you stop, they basically try and move you to get you to go into their store/restaurant. And they try to lure you in by saying things like, “Oh, new friend!” “Hello beautiful!” “Oh lady, rubia (blonde)! Come here!” It’s so funny…but I have had to just keep walking. Sometimes I say, “No gracias” and look straight ahead. Sometimes I just keep walking as if no one is talking to me…it seems rude to just ignore them, but sometimes it’s the only way to get away without a flier or eating somewhere when you’re not even hungry! I mean, I guess its okay when you like attention (which I do! Lol), but sometimes it can get old, especially when you are in as crowded a place as La Boca.
After our shopping, we went our separate ways. I went back home and hung out with Serri for awhile. She ended up leaving for awhile, so I took the internet and had this crazy urge to watch old Nickelodeon shows on YouTube. I spent about an hour and a half watching Clarissa Explains it All, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, and Doug. It was a pretty great evening. =)
I was pretty tired, and was determined to go to church with Thomas in the morning (Elsa wasn’t planning on going again). So I went to bed really early for BA (around 1:30) and had another good night’s sleep!
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