Hola amigos!! I am having the BEST time here! On Friday, a woman named Cecilia came to fetch my from downtown to take me to her parent´s house in Tigre. Here I have had more food in three days than I have in three months. Cecilia, by the way, was sent to Kansas to visit American schools last year. Hence the "Exchange" part of the Rotary International Teacher Exchange Program.
I have met a lot of very nice people (I know that sounds cliché but it´s true) and seen quite a bit so far. I went bowling with Cecilia, her boyfriend Eduardo, and their friend Gustavo. I also got to meet Eduardo´s mother - Claudia, his sister (well, one of them...he is one of 10 children!!) Angie, and her boyfriend "Nacho" - short for Ignacio. It was SO much fun! Everyone has made me feel "at home" and I appreciate it so much!
So here´s some noted differences/misconceptions (in addition to those on my last post):
- they do not have spicy food....even pepper on the table is not common
- they prefer salt to pepper....
- cars rarely stop for pedestrians, especially taxis
- the t.v. is commonly put into the kitchen, or a room that is for eating
- it is perfectly acceptable to go for a walk with your friends and have a small "picnic" while drinking yerba mate
- the keyboards are different...it´s not that hard but it´s not easy either
I´ll have to think of some more later :)
Tomorrow I will be back en centro/capital/downtown at Cristina´s flat and finally get to see some schools! I know they will be different from my school and certainly different from the schools I saw in Malawi. I´m really very excited!! Can you tell?
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