I have been busy planning my CHRISTMAS BREAK! im so excited.
After i get back from the ACA trip to Peru we will have about 3 weeks for Christmas break.
Heres a summary:
1. Bariloche, Argentina.
It is a beautiful city in the south of Argentina. It is located on lake Naupi and near the Andes Mountains. There you can do a lot of outdoors sports, hiking, eating and other really fun stuff. From where i am its about a 24 hr bus ride !!!! Pray for me !
You can Google it if you want more information.
2. Santiago, Chile
This is one of the biggest cities in Chile and also located near mountain ranges.
3. Valparaiso/ Vina Del Mar
About 70 km outside of Santiago. It has many tourist sights and beaches for relaxation.
4. After i will be going to the Providence of La Rioja to spend Christmas with a friends family
5. Finally i will be heading to Montevideo, Uruguay and Punte Del Este.
There we will spend somedays in Montevideo then for New Years we are traveling about an hour away from the city to Punte Del Este. In Punte Del Este many many people come to welcome the New Year on the beach and we will be doing the same.
I can't wait
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Finals during Thanksgiving. Sigh.
Wow Alot has happened since the last time i updated.
Well for starters i kinda miss the USA. never thought i would say that but its true.
i miss the food. being able to drive. shopping. wal-mart. my bed. good pizza. candy. and the list goes on forever !
Argentina is great though. I've been busy lately with school and other activities that i'm involved in.
I did get some time to get out of the UAP and visit Buenos Aires a few times. I went to my first real concert.
It was a Black Eyed Peas Concert and was so much fun except that i almost died in the mosh pit lol !!!
AHORA
Its finals time. I've been studying studying studying. Hopefully it has paid off so i can advance to the next level. I think i did pretty good and already one of my teachers told me that I will advance. Im pretty happy !
Unfourtunately finals is during Thanksgiving...this is one holiday i love =(
.....but as ACA we will be celebrating it together tomorrow.
Love and miss you all !!!!
PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR ME !
HASTA PROXIMO FAMALIA Y AMIGOS !
Well for starters i kinda miss the USA. never thought i would say that but its true.
i miss the food. being able to drive. shopping. wal-mart. my bed. good pizza. candy. and the list goes on forever !
Argentina is great though. I've been busy lately with school and other activities that i'm involved in.
I did get some time to get out of the UAP and visit Buenos Aires a few times. I went to my first real concert.
It was a Black Eyed Peas Concert and was so much fun except that i almost died in the mosh pit lol !!!
AHORA
Its finals time. I've been studying studying studying. Hopefully it has paid off so i can advance to the next level. I think i did pretty good and already one of my teachers told me that I will advance. Im pretty happy !
Unfourtunately finals is during Thanksgiving...this is one holiday i love =(
.....but as ACA we will be celebrating it together tomorrow.
Love and miss you all !!!!
PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR ME !
HASTA PROXIMO FAMALIA Y AMIGOS !
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
FOOOOODDDDD !!!!
HONESTLY !
I thought the food here in Argentina would be MUCH better than it is....ugh !
I eat rice and beans pretty much every single day !
C'mon I'm in South America and I haven't had a single burrito for crying out loud !! lol
Hispanic food is my favorite food and i was so disappointed lol.
But I shouldnt complainng at least i have food unlike many people in this country and the world do.
Well one restaurant here saves me from the bad cafe food! Its called Peruyanas (not sure how u spell it). Well its this Peruvian guy that runs a restaurant out of his home. Like ALL the student go there when they want some good food and meat !
His food is SO good !
So whenever i do not feel like eating beans and rice for the millionth time that week...
I get a few friends and walk down to Peruyanas (still not sure how u spell it! ) for some good home cooked Peruvian food !
Yumm !
Chau. Until next time!
I thought the food here in Argentina would be MUCH better than it is....ugh !
I eat rice and beans pretty much every single day !
C'mon I'm in South America and I haven't had a single burrito for crying out loud !! lol
Hispanic food is my favorite food and i was so disappointed lol.
But I shouldnt complainng at least i have food unlike many people in this country and the world do.
Well one restaurant here saves me from the bad cafe food! Its called Peruyanas (not sure how u spell it). Well its this Peruvian guy that runs a restaurant out of his home. Like ALL the student go there when they want some good food and meat !
His food is SO good !
So whenever i do not feel like eating beans and rice for the millionth time that week...
I get a few friends and walk down to Peruyanas (still not sure how u spell it! ) for some good home cooked Peruvian food !
Yumm !
Chau. Until next time!
Monday, October 18, 2010
12 am trip with no clothes !
This is a short post about my previous weekend...
Basically in short
Was depressed about a failed weekend and a saturday night...
me an my friend rachel decided hey lets check out the bus station for the times..
and it so happened that there was a 12 o'clock bus leaving for Buenos Aires....
WELL me and rachel couldn't believe what we were about to do but we bought 2 tickets and headed out to BA with just our satchels the clothes on our backs ....ALL THE SPIRIT IN THE WORLD...
We sent a prayer up to God and hopped on the bus for the exprience of a lifetime.
When we got there God blessed us with a place to stay...nice people to help us out and protection.
Yea were crazy but sometimes thats what you gotta be to live life to the fullest.
Im at a time in my life where crazy is an active adjective!
Spontaneous is an every day description of my life...
Where life sometimes has no direction...solely chances
I have a lust for life...
Continue to Pray for me!
Hugs and Kisses From Far Away
♥♥♥♥♥
Chau !!!!!
Basically in short
Was depressed about a failed weekend and a saturday night...
me an my friend rachel decided hey lets check out the bus station for the times..
and it so happened that there was a 12 o'clock bus leaving for Buenos Aires....
WELL me and rachel couldn't believe what we were about to do but we bought 2 tickets and headed out to BA with just our satchels the clothes on our backs ....ALL THE SPIRIT IN THE WORLD...
We sent a prayer up to God and hopped on the bus for the exprience of a lifetime.
When we got there God blessed us with a place to stay...nice people to help us out and protection.
Yea were crazy but sometimes thats what you gotta be to live life to the fullest.
Im at a time in my life where crazy is an active adjective!
Spontaneous is an every day description of my life...
Where life sometimes has no direction...solely chances
I have a lust for life...
Continue to Pray for me!
Hugs and Kisses From Far Away
♥♥♥♥♥
Chau !!!!!
Friday, October 8, 2010
MES UNO EN ARGENTINA
Hello Everyone !!!
I know Its been to long but here it is !!! MY BLOGGG !
(ive been kinda lazy in updating it)
Well Here we go.....
A little background check for those that dont know !
I have decided to study abroad in Entre Rios, Argentina for 8 months to learn the Spanish language and Culture. I am studying at the Universidad Adventista Del Plata (UAP) in the Adventist Colleges Abroad Program, otherwise known as A.C.A. I live about 6 hours from the country's capital Buenos Aires.
Semana 1
This was my first week in Arg. I was really excited but kind of sad because the weekend before i left for Arg. i hurt my foot so i was limping for the first few weeks. =( When i arrived at the airport i realized that i had a lot of bags lol !! an no cart to move them. So i had to wait for the airport to bring me a cart for these bags. My flight was good i just slept most of the time.
We got to the school and i quickly realized that Argentinans love to eat and they like to eat LATE!!!! we had dinner at like 10 pm at night lol
I first met my roomates and also had a quick relization that hardly ANYONE ONE SPEAKS ENGLISH !!! Maybe i was dumb to think that they would!!! My roommates are very understanding though and they try really hard to understand me. But when push comes to shove.....we resort to GOOGLE translate!!!
That first week i made so many friends!! Mainly because my cousin came to Argentina a year before me but on my own as well. On the weekend we (Rachel, Ray, and other friends) went to a new friend's house for a Sabbath afternoon bike ride on this really cool looking two seater bike...i had so much fun!!!
Semana 2
To begin this week we took our first trip to PARANA!!!! the capital of our state. It was on a sunday. When we got there not many shops were open so we first went to a pastry shop we found....and ate some REALLY good Pastries....Argentina has really good pastries! Then we went to a restaurant then headed to the cine (movie theater) there we watched Shrek 3 (in spanish lol) and on our way out the owners of the cine said we can stay and see another movie for free. So we watched Toy Story 3....in spanish lol !!!
During the week we continued to make a lot of friends and started orentiation week. This week we just recieved alot of information that would help us through the year and help us sign up for classes. Then on thursday we had a reception. At the reception to my surprise I learned that my old spanish teacher from Mt. Aetna Elementary school will be one of my teachers while im here!!! I was so excited!! Also i ran into some people i knew from Maryland that moved back to Argentina from the states. One of my old elementary school classmate, my teachers grandson, attends the Medical School here.
Semana 3-4
These weeks i was (and still am) getting adjusted to the UAP. There are many holidays here and on those days i ususally take the advantage to get out of town !
I've visited Parana for the Dia Del Estudiantes (day of students) with my roommate and her friends. We went to the coast, ate cookies and drank mate (popular traditional Argentinean drink) in the park. After we went to a Cumbia concert.
Another day trip i took was on a random holiday in the middle of the week lol. We decided to go to another city called Santa Fe which is about 2 hrs by bus from where we are. We went to the mall and just chilled for the day.
And the most recent trip was my Birthday weekend !!! October 1-3 !!
about 15 people went to a beautiful city named Rosario! We stayed in a Hostel. We went out to eat, visited some monuments, went to the park, and had a bbq on the roof of the hostel (best food i've ever had...sorry mom lol) my friend Andres cooked....he can really cook. I told the guys who were there to take note lol !!! Then to my surprise, after going to the mall to eat and chill, they brought me up on the roof of the hostel and brought up this super delicious strawberry cake with HUGE candles and sang Happy Birthday to me!!!! It was a great weekend.
Well today ....right now im looking out my window watching the sun set getting listening to the piegon out side my window getting ready for another weekend, another Sabbath, and on Monday....Yup you guessed it ....another holiday !!!!
Te Amo !
I will continue to up date you with pictures and stories of my experiences !!!!
Chau, Nos Vemos !!!!
CLICK ON THE LINKS ......The Following are some pictures of my trips !!!
First Few Weeks In Argentina
Rosario, Argentina : My Birthday Weekend
I know Its been to long but here it is !!! MY BLOGGG !
(ive been kinda lazy in updating it)
Well Here we go.....
A little background check for those that dont know !
I have decided to study abroad in Entre Rios, Argentina for 8 months to learn the Spanish language and Culture. I am studying at the Universidad Adventista Del Plata (UAP) in the Adventist Colleges Abroad Program, otherwise known as A.C.A. I live about 6 hours from the country's capital Buenos Aires.
Semana 1
This was my first week in Arg. I was really excited but kind of sad because the weekend before i left for Arg. i hurt my foot so i was limping for the first few weeks. =( When i arrived at the airport i realized that i had a lot of bags lol !! an no cart to move them. So i had to wait for the airport to bring me a cart for these bags. My flight was good i just slept most of the time.
We got to the school and i quickly realized that Argentinans love to eat and they like to eat LATE!!!! we had dinner at like 10 pm at night lol
I first met my roomates and also had a quick relization that hardly ANYONE ONE SPEAKS ENGLISH !!! Maybe i was dumb to think that they would!!! My roommates are very understanding though and they try really hard to understand me. But when push comes to shove.....we resort to GOOGLE translate!!!
That first week i made so many friends!! Mainly because my cousin came to Argentina a year before me but on my own as well. On the weekend we (Rachel, Ray, and other friends) went to a new friend's house for a Sabbath afternoon bike ride on this really cool looking two seater bike...i had so much fun!!!
Semana 2
To begin this week we took our first trip to PARANA!!!! the capital of our state. It was on a sunday. When we got there not many shops were open so we first went to a pastry shop we found....and ate some REALLY good Pastries....Argentina has really good pastries! Then we went to a restaurant then headed to the cine (movie theater) there we watched Shrek 3 (in spanish lol) and on our way out the owners of the cine said we can stay and see another movie for free. So we watched Toy Story 3....in spanish lol !!!
During the week we continued to make a lot of friends and started orentiation week. This week we just recieved alot of information that would help us through the year and help us sign up for classes. Then on thursday we had a reception. At the reception to my surprise I learned that my old spanish teacher from Mt. Aetna Elementary school will be one of my teachers while im here!!! I was so excited!! Also i ran into some people i knew from Maryland that moved back to Argentina from the states. One of my old elementary school classmate, my teachers grandson, attends the Medical School here.
Semana 3-4
These weeks i was (and still am) getting adjusted to the UAP. There are many holidays here and on those days i ususally take the advantage to get out of town !
I've visited Parana for the Dia Del Estudiantes (day of students) with my roommate and her friends. We went to the coast, ate cookies and drank mate (popular traditional Argentinean drink) in the park. After we went to a Cumbia concert.
Another day trip i took was on a random holiday in the middle of the week lol. We decided to go to another city called Santa Fe which is about 2 hrs by bus from where we are. We went to the mall and just chilled for the day.
And the most recent trip was my Birthday weekend !!! October 1-3 !!
about 15 people went to a beautiful city named Rosario! We stayed in a Hostel. We went out to eat, visited some monuments, went to the park, and had a bbq on the roof of the hostel (best food i've ever had...sorry mom lol) my friend Andres cooked....he can really cook. I told the guys who were there to take note lol !!! Then to my surprise, after going to the mall to eat and chill, they brought me up on the roof of the hostel and brought up this super delicious strawberry cake with HUGE candles and sang Happy Birthday to me!!!! It was a great weekend.
Well today ....right now im looking out my window watching the sun set getting listening to the piegon out side my window getting ready for another weekend, another Sabbath, and on Monday....Yup you guessed it ....another holiday !!!!
Te Amo !
I will continue to up date you with pictures and stories of my experiences !!!!
Chau, Nos Vemos !!!!
CLICK ON THE LINKS ......The Following are some pictures of my trips !!!
First Few Weeks In Argentina
Rosario, Argentina : My Birthday Weekend
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Bermuda (Bra-Moo-Da)
THUS FAR....
I work 6 days a week and on the 7th i rest
I go to the beach
I go to sleep
Story of my Life....
this is not a vacation !!!
But Praise the Lord i get to hav this opportunity that many do not have...
Best of Both Worlds
Peace Love & SUMMER ☀ ...... Paz Amor & VERANO !!!!
I work 6 days a week and on the 7th i rest
I go to the beach
I go to sleep
Story of my Life....
this is not a vacation !!!
But Praise the Lord i get to hav this opportunity that many do not have...
Best of Both Worlds
Peace Love & SUMMER ☀ ...... Paz Amor & VERANO !!!!
Monday, June 28, 2010
summer ♥
▲▼▲▼▲▼▲™
♥
late mornings
long nights
smores
game night
shorts
pool
sandals
bare feet
bambo banga
wins
losses
rev run wisdom
fruit punch
santigold
la roux
katy perry
shove it
pretty boy shwag
long drives
pink sands
pink lipstick
parrot fish
flip cup
laughing
good times
3am...............summer love.
♥
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