Well, one week down! Tonight Mark and I are going to a beautiful tango show and dinner. Í´m glad he is joining me, as he speaks some English. Otherwise, I would probably be with a table of people, who only speak Spanish. Terece said that this particular tango show and dinner is very good! Can´t wait.
I made reservations to go to the¨"end of the world" (Tierra del Fuego) on 8-6-2010. I will be flying to Ushuia and then to Calafete (both in Patagonia, Argentina) and will be returning to Buenos Aires on 8-12, only to leave for Santiago, Chile on 8-13. I am taking an excursion in Calafete to see 7 glacirs and can´t wait. I am suppose to see many marine animals in Ushuia (on an island), which should be a real adventure. I can´t wait to see the glaciars. Since Antarctica is a hop, skip, and jump away, it is going to be very, very, cold. I am going to have to rent some boots while I am there. I plan to take lots of pictures! Ushuia is about 3 1-2 hours south of Buenos Aires.
Today was uneventfull, except that I changed my private lessons from 4 hours to 3 hours-day. I found that I was just too tired after 3 hours and could not stay on top of my game in listening and responding to Spanish one-on-one after 3 hours. I also have to talk with Terece, who speaks no English. It can be very exhausing!
When I had lunch today, several things of interest hit me..-the waitresses and waiters never ask you if the meal is OK (like in the US). It´s fine, but noticed the difference. Also, everyone drinks wine at lunch...a large 1-2 glass of wine for $3.00 (what a deal). The wine is very, very good. You never see anyone drinking wine around 5 or 6:00 at night (probably because they eat at 9:00). You do see everyone drinking coffee or tea around 6:00. Thy do not serve butter with bread. They serve the bread with a meal and serve some type of spread (appears like it has some liver in it, but doesn´t taste like liver). They have all different types of salads from those at home (besides the regular green salad). Today I had a mixture of chopped lettuce, julienned - ham, red pepper, onion, asparagus- and hunks of roquefort cheest - they brought the vinegar and oil to put on salad. It was delicious. I then asked the woman what was in the spread and she said "manzana" (apple). I told her in Spanish it did not taste like manzana. The next thing I knew I got a baked apple for dessert. I guess my Spanish is not as good as I thought!! Well, must run to pick up my laundry and get ready for tonight. Hasta manana...luv u all...
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Well, I just had time to get on here and read this as last week was extremely busy and I only check this at work! All of your uneventgul days seem very eventful to me! sounds like you are getting a bit tired. I hope the show with your friend was as nice as Terece said it was even though it got over quie late! April is going to start work with Tracy in a couple of weeks and they will be moving to her community as just an fyi. they will have a new home for you to come and visit when you get back! Anyway, love reading the news. Talk to you soon. Love you.
Renee
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