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!
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