Mi familia Argentina

Mi familia Argentina consiste de Samantha, Noah, y Patricia.  Samantha y yo vivimos junto en un cuarto y Noah vive en otro cuarto.  Noah es de Oregon, y vive en Buenos Aires porque no está estudiando para un semestre en Universidad de Orgeon.  Es un voluntario en un campamento para los niños.  Saliría Buenos Aires en 2 de Marzo, y nos olvidaría cuando Samantha y yo salimos.  Patricia es una buena cocina y una buena anfitriona.  Nos cuida siempre y nos ayuda si tenemos alguna cosa.  Ella es una señora muy buena, generosa, y amable.  Estoy muy contenta que tenía ella para una madre de casa.  
                También tengo otra familia en Argentina: todo el grupo.  Aprendí al menos una cosa de cada persona en este grupo.  Tengo relaciones íntimas con mucha gente, especialmente Samantha porque vivimos juntos por un mes.  Sin duda, mis amigos y yo reuniríamos en Delaware en una fiesta o un almuerzo.  Espero que tuviera una reunión con otros miembros del grupo también.  

Tango

En mi opinión, el Tango de Argentina es uno de los bailes más interesante y linda en el mundo.  Cuando aprendí como bailar el tango, pensé que sería muy fácil, pero cuando probé, aprendí que es muy difícil.  El instructor dijo que es “simple”, pero hacen mirarlo fácil porque son muy grácil y tienen aplomo.  Es muy difícil hacer los movimientos con comodidad y los hace “suave”.  Es esta foto, Samy yo estamos bailando el Tango (somos muy buenas):

 

Es un baile muy romántico, porque, como instructores nos dijeron, el hombre siempre está pensado de la mujer, y la mujer siempre está pensando del hombre.  Es como una relación, siempre tiene que cuidar y confiar su compañero.  Aprendí mucho del tango, y no puedo esperar para ensenar mi abuela como bailar el tango.  Siempre quería aprender y le encanta bailar. 
                El show de tango era muy espectacular y los bailadores eran muy talentosos.  Todas las mujeres eran bellas y todos los hombres eran guapos.  También los cantores eran excelentes.  Todo junto del show era muy buenísimo y entretenido.

Mis excursiones

                En Mendoza, me divertí mucho, como Iguazú, pero era una experiencia muy diferente.  La clima tenia seca y calor y también tenía una brisa, pero en Iguazú tenía calor y humidad.  Aparte de la ciudad, toda la parte era un desierto con pequeños arbustos y plantas.  Los albergues no son naturales.  Si una parte tiene albergues, gente las plantó.  Era más partes de suburbios y casas en la ciudad actualmente de Mendoza, que es muy diferente de Buenos Aires, que solamente tiene edificios de apartamentos. 
                También en Mendoza, comí la comida mejor en todo mi viaje en Argentina.  Fuimos en un restaurante para el cumpleaños de Rory, y pedí el bife de lomo.  Fue cocinado en una cerveza alemán y tuve salsa de tomate, cebolla, y pimentones.  En el lado, era puré de papas con panceta y cebolla.  Finalmente el camarero nos dimos champagne y una torta chocolate porque era el cumpleaños de Rory.
                El día próxima, montemos los caballos y comimos mas comida deliciosa en un asado.  Me encanto montar los caballos!

A la cumbre de la montana era vistas espectaculares.  Después, hicimos una caminata por la montana, pero me dole mi pancha y tenía que baje por la montana.  Era una caminata muy buena.   

If I were a tour guide...

 If I were a tour guide for Argentina, which hopefully I will be an unofficial one for when I take my family back to Argentina, here are the top 10 things that I would do:

1.       1. Go to a Tango Show

2.       2. Go shopping on Santa Fe, Recoleta Market, and San Telmo Market

3.       3. Spend a day on a boat in El Tigre

4.       4. Go to Iguazu

5.       5. Horseback riding, asado, and wine tasting in Mendoza

6.       6. Go to all the boliches and bars in Palermo Soho

7.       7. Eat at Café Monet for lunch and get the Pollo, Lechuga, y Tomate sandwhich

8.       8. Go to the zoo and Parque Norte

9.       9. Eat beef at a Parrilla and then dulce de leche gelato at Freddo

10.   10. Visit my house mom, Patricia

These were all of my favorite things to do in Argentina, not in order.  I hope I can convince my family to come back here with me, because I would love to show them everything that I loved.  However, a month was not enough.  I would have to come back for at least 3 months!  Maybe another study abroad for the fall?

Parque Norte

The day that we did not have class, Danielle and I decided to go to a pool called Parque Norte.  I found out about it from my friend on the Econ trip who said she went there and it was the biggest pool shes ever seen.  So I asked my house mom and she said to take the 37 bus, so we waited at the stop on Callao.  We had to make sure to get on the right bus, because some of them did not go all the way to the pool.  We successfully arrived after about a half an hour, and with the help of a nice family who knew which stop to get off on.  We followed them to the pool because it was not very clear as to where the entrance was.  Once we got in, we saw that in addition to the pool, the park also had tennis courts, soccer fields, a café, a restaurant, and it seemed like a camp was held there for children.  We tried to enter the pool area first, but they told us we needed to go to “il medico”.  We didn’t know where that was, but we actually ran into the same family that helped us on the bus, so they told us where it was.  We entered an all white room with smaller little cubicles covered by curtains, and we both went into one with a nurse.  She checked my hair, my nails, my feet, and under my arm pits.  It was extremely bizarre, but I felt better knowing that the pool would be clean since everyone has to go to “il medico” before entering.  Finally, we were able to get to the pool, and it definitely was the biggest pool ever.  It had waterslides, palm trees, and diving boards.  It ended up being a great day, and since we have nothing else to do for our free weekend, we are going to come to Parque Norte every day!

Mendoza

                Mendoza was extremely fun just like Iguazu, but it was a completely different experience.  The weather was dry and hot but with a little breeze, whereas Iguazu was hot and humid.  Besides for the city, the whole area was a desert with small shrubs and plants, and very small amounts of trees.  There were more suburb areas and houses in the actual city of Mendoza, which is different than Buenos Aires which has all apartment buildings.  In Mendoza, I had the best food and wine I have had so far in Argentina.  We went to a restaurant for Rory’s birthday, and I ordered the Filet Mignon, which was the first time I tried beef in Argentina.  It was sautéed in a German beer and it had a salsa with tomato, onion, and pepper on top.  It also came with mashed potatoes with pancetta and chives.  We had delicious Malbec red wine, and the waiter gave us all champagne and a chocolate cake because it was Rory’s birthday. 
                The next day we did horseback riding and hiking, which was my favorite day in Mendoza.  I loved horseback riding through the mountains because I felt like a real gaucho or gauchita, and at the top there were the most amazing views.  After the horseback riding, we had the best outdoor barbeque EVER.  The empanadas were the best I have ever had, and the sandwiches were delicious as well.  And to top it all off, we had the juiciest melon and the tastiest oranges in all of Argentina.
                For the hike, my stomach was upset when I got to the top of the mountain, so it was not very good.  But, when I walked back down with our guide, Nati, she told me some interesting things about Mendoza.   She said that many more people are moving into the suburbs outside of Mendoza because it has a “microclima”, which means that it is 5 degrees cooler than the city.  In previous years, people only owned houses there for the summer or for weekends, but now they are living there full time.  Nati told me that she lives in one of these suburbs, about 25 mintues away from the city.  When we drove home on the bus from our excursion, I noticed that there was a lot of construction of new housing developments and hotels in the area outside of the city.