After the placement tests everyone in my program ate lunch together at a mall. I had a calzone with ham and cheese, which was super good, and “granizada” ice cream (I assumed that mean chocolate chip, or that’s what it looked like). We went on a tour of the area of Belgrano after lunch, which is a really nice part of town. After that Carolyn, Phil, Kylie, and I walked around for a while, and then when it was starting to get dark Phil and I tried to figure out how to get back to our houses and then parted ways. I asked a security guard where my bus stop was, and he told me the complete opposite direction. I ended up on some busy street, got on the wrong bus, then had to ask someone working in a book store for directions to the correct bus. I finally got on the right bus, but then I had to figure out where to get off. It was pitch dark, the bus was absolutely packed, and I had no idea which stop to get off at. The only landmark near my house I knew of was the railroad tracks, so once I saw those I got off as quickly as I could. I figured that if I couldn’t find my way back, then I’d just hail a taxi. However, I somehow managed to get off at the absolutely perfect stop!! I was so incredibly surprised, and power-walked my way back home.
For dinner we had some kind of chicken, beef, and extremely good sausage with three types of whole baked “papas,” sweet potatoes, regular potatoes, and a squash-type thing. The meat was okay, but the potatoes were amazing. Tonight I watched a movie with my host family that was in French, with Spanish subtitles. It was very…interesting, haha. Tomorrow is my first day of class!
