Archive | 2006

29 December 2006 ~ 0 Comments

Apartment

I cannot express to you the joy with which I escaped my homestay and sought refuge in my new, very own apartment! What a feeling. Buenos Aires felt like a different city. Vanesa and I made 2 trips of about 6 blocks, rolling my suitcases down the street with my clothes, books, protein powder, and [...]

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29 December 2006 ~ 0 Comments

School´s Out

Today was my last day of language school. I wish I had been sad to leave, but given the problems with the school, I can´t say this. The final day was especially frustrating because they pulled many of the professors out of the classes for a special meeting. I had to spend my final day [...]

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26 December 2006 ~ 0 Comments

Christmas

In December I really missed the carols, music, snow, decorations, food, family, and all-around Christmas cheer. That being said, I could not have asked for a better way to spend the Holiday outside of North America.Vanesa´s family really made me feel welcome.
On the train ride there, we both agreed that we needed to talk to [...]

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24 December 2006 ~ 0 Comments

Hoy Es Navidad

Yesterday Monica and I went to Vanessa´s theatrical performance “Hoy Es Navidad”.The show was in the Gran Rex and quite professional. I can´t imagine the work involved mixing an orchestra, choir, dancers, and actors–over 200 people in total. I could only understand part of the play, but it was impressive nonetheless. Afterwards, we waited for [...]

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19 December 2006 ~ 1 Comment

Yes, I Now Have a Girlfriend

Sunday, December 17th and Monday December 18th are days that will live in infamy. At that time I considered myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth. Okay…enough with the exaggerations…but it was a momentous day.
Well, where do I begin? For the first time in my life, at 25 years of age, I [...]

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