September 4

Aahhh... where did the time go.

I suppose it´s a good thing that I haven´t had time or energy to write in my blog for a while... but really, not too much has happened. I dropped my ballet class because it was far far too advanced for me and I wasn´t really learning anything. I felt like I was in the way. When on Friday everyone pulled out their pointe shoes halfway through class I was like... oh-k, that´s that. And left. It was very stressful because I WANT to dance. I'd be happy to take a lower level, but they don´t offer them this semester. So I spent the rest of the evening worrying about, money, classes, credits, the future and life... and consequently picked up a stuffy nose to go with everything else. I did go to Family Night with Sebi though and that was fun. It was a potluck with some of the other CIEE students and their families in my neighborhood. There was so much food. And it was all delicious... I probably ate two dinners in the two and a half hours we were there. Plus desert. It was fun... but then of course I went back to my room and sat at the computer until 3 am because I was too full to sleep... then I stresses for a while in bed, fell asleep, woke up 6 hours later and stressed some more. This is my neuroticism.

I layed around in bed most of the morning before finally texting Lauren so we and a couple of her friends from her college in D.C. could go to the Body Exhibit that was displayed in one of the malls. It was insane! For those of you who don´t know, the Body Exhibit is a travelling display of meticulously disected cadavers that show all the different body systems and parts of the body at different levels. It was incredible... if a little creepy. Anyway... we then waited around in a Café for a couple hours before going to the Peña we were planning on eating dinner at. We waited around some more because we were typically and horribly early. My argentine friend Patricio showed up after a while as well as Kevin, another CIEE student. The Peña turned out not really to be a peña but more like an empty room with beer and a $15 cover charge. We hung out for a while and then went to the resaurant near my house with all the good food at about midnight. It was fun. We all laughed a lot and we talked in english the whole day which was a nice break for my brain. Everyone else wanted to go to a club in Palermo but I decided I should get some real sleep and try to get over my cold. I complained to all my gracious friends for a while and they said I should relax and get some sleep. Of course! But it's nice to blow off steam! It´s also nice to have friends. So after that... I let it all go. I slept for 10 hours and woke up refreshed and happy with a more relaxed outlook on life. YAY! I still have a cold however...

Monday I did laundry, the first time in a month... I was out of everything! I went to class. Modern was still really fun! YAY! Ate dinner with my roommates. They make the best rice ever... I have to figure out how they do it. And I went to bed.

In the interim I found out that I don't have to be back here for next semester until around the 10th of MARCH!!! So I get to spent my 21st birthday in the states afterall!!! YAY!... that means I will probably be imposing on my dear Spencer's hospitality for closer to a month than two weeks... but if I have to sleep on the sidewalk that's okay too.

Anyway, I love you all. I had a dream last night about us roommates all being back on 17th street together. It was a pleasant dream. It's funny how I miss the little things... like sitting in the kitchen and emily's footsteps coming down the stairs. It's finally getting warm here. And humid. I feel sticky all the time. But I'm getting more comfortable. And having fun!