Things I like about Buenos Aires:
1. sitting in cafes listening to people speak Spanish
2. being able to walk to anything I could possibly need
3. successfully communicating in Spanish in a surprisingly large number of situations!
4. dulce de leche
5. public transportation
6. "que linda"
7. getting buzzed into places
8. people watching
9. Cabildo, Libertador, Zabala, Jose Hernandez, Santa Fe, Juramento, and the like
10. physically opening elevator doors
11. getting used to the oddest sleeping habits ever
12. dog walkers
13. finishing your umpteenth cafe con leche of the day
14. weekend fairs in every park or square
15. stop lights turning yellow BEFORE they turn green
16. etc., etc., etc.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Welcome to Buenos Aires...
Welcome to your first day in BA:
1. Navigate your way through customs in Spanish
2. Get stranded in your terminal and be forced to figure your way way through the airport until you find the ISA people
3. Meet your host mom (Tita doesn't speak any English)
All in one day. No, but in all honesty, Buenos Aires seems like a beautiful place to be...and, I mean, apart from having to use broken Spanish to find my way through the Buenos Aires airport, not understanding a word my host mom says, and dropping my money on the bus so I looked like a total fool, I'd say things are going pretty well, considering. The other ISA students I've met seem great and the city just makes my heart want to burst with happiness, if only I spoke any Spanish...
But sincerely, there have been more than several moments today when I have wanted to bawl my eyes out but I keep reminding myself that this is what I have dreamed about and now I'm actually living it! Sure, there are going to be plenty of uncomfortable situtations. Sure, I'm going to be absolutely terrified for the better part of the next month, and sure, the frustration with my beginning level Spanish will probably be overwhelming at times, but I'm so grateful for the opportunity to have this experience. It's going to be beautiful and I'm determined to enjoy every last bit of this adventure. I can't wait to make this city of cobblestoned streets, cozy cafes, crazy bars and clubs, mate, old traditions and modern people my home and that's exactly what I'm determined to do. I promise to walk everywhere and get lost as much as possible, and go out as much as possible, and meet Argentines as much as possible, and be enamoured and astounded by the vibrant Latin combined with the traditional European culture that exists here. This is where it starts and I'm excited to see where it goes!
Chau, y un beso!
1. Navigate your way through customs in Spanish
2. Get stranded in your terminal and be forced to figure your way way through the airport until you find the ISA people
3. Meet your host mom (Tita doesn't speak any English)
All in one day. No, but in all honesty, Buenos Aires seems like a beautiful place to be...and, I mean, apart from having to use broken Spanish to find my way through the Buenos Aires airport, not understanding a word my host mom says, and dropping my money on the bus so I looked like a total fool, I'd say things are going pretty well, considering. The other ISA students I've met seem great and the city just makes my heart want to burst with happiness, if only I spoke any Spanish...
But sincerely, there have been more than several moments today when I have wanted to bawl my eyes out but I keep reminding myself that this is what I have dreamed about and now I'm actually living it! Sure, there are going to be plenty of uncomfortable situtations. Sure, I'm going to be absolutely terrified for the better part of the next month, and sure, the frustration with my beginning level Spanish will probably be overwhelming at times, but I'm so grateful for the opportunity to have this experience. It's going to be beautiful and I'm determined to enjoy every last bit of this adventure. I can't wait to make this city of cobblestoned streets, cozy cafes, crazy bars and clubs, mate, old traditions and modern people my home and that's exactly what I'm determined to do. I promise to walk everywhere and get lost as much as possible, and go out as much as possible, and meet Argentines as much as possible, and be enamoured and astounded by the vibrant Latin combined with the traditional European culture that exists here. This is where it starts and I'm excited to see where it goes!
Chau, y un beso!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
The Sky Is Calling
I've never been much for blogging or anything of the sort, but I guess that there are enough people in my life who I've promised I would keep updated on my adventures and happenings in Buenos Aires that is justifies taking some time to document such events online :)
Packing is also not something I've ever been much for, but that's an unavoidable necessity also! Now if I could only figure out how to get my 61 pound suitcase to miraculously weigh under 50...
Departure: FRIDAY!
Packing is also not something I've ever been much for, but that's an unavoidable necessity also! Now if I could only figure out how to get my 61 pound suitcase to miraculously weigh under 50...
Departure: FRIDAY!
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About Me
- Lizzy Schmitter
- Paris, France
- Someone I love once told me that they love a gypsy: the worst type of person to fall in love with. Whether that is true or not is yet to be proven, although the world is my playground and life is one big adventure.