Mom and dad aren't going to want to hear this...

This is the view from my bedroom window!

So on Thursday night Julia and I were feeling a little restless, and decided to go out to a nearby strip with a few other ISA kids. As we were walking (in the wrong direction, mind you) to our destination, she was on the phone, and speaking pretty loud English. At first we were the only ones on the road so it wasn't a big deal, but then a super sketchy looking guy started following us. I knew it right away, but didn't know how to tell Julia to shutup and stop making it so obvious that we were foreigners... regardless, she ended the convo and soon after also realized we were being followed. We crossed the road to get away, and he followed us immediately-- when I say followed, I mean he was probably 10-15 feet behind us, so he was pretty dang close. He was that close to us for about a block-- we're SWIFTLY walking, mind you, and a whole slew of scenarios were flying through my head-- when we came across a 24-hour pharmacy at the end of the block and ran in. We went to the back of the store, but we could see him standing outside watching us through the windows.. so creepy! Julia waved at him aggressively and may or may not have flipped him the bird... which at first I was mad about, because I figured that would just make the situation worse and potentially more dangerous, however I think it caught him off guard so he went away. We waited in the store for a bit and then scanned the area before we left.. but let me tell you, it was quite the adrenaline rush! There are very few times in my life where I feel in danger and like I don't have control of the situation, and that was one of them. I wholeheartedly believe that we were okay because LITERALLY minutes before this happened, I pulled out the cross necklace that my sister gave me and the small cross pendant that my dad gave me and was telling Julia how nothing bad can happen to us when they're on me. Little do my dad & Megan know how well those gifts work!!

One of the main roads nearby.

Anyhoo, yesterday after school 14 of us booked a reservation for a 14-person room in a hostel in Pinamar, Argentina... we're RIGHT on the beach! I'm so excited- we're going this upcoming Thursday-Sunday. 14 people in one room... we're all going to get pretty close, pretty quick.

After booking that trip, we went to our second tango lesson- which was so great! Because we all had the basic moves down we moved up to intermediate, which added a few new steps and some sexy twirls for the ladies :) Ow owww mamacita! After tangoing for a few hours, we also learned how to salsa, and let me tell you- after these classes I was pretty pooped! Dancing really is a great workout! After the lessons a bunch of us got pizza nearby and had some wine (Dad- we were drinking Malbec in your honor!) before heading off to the boliche (nightclub). I made a promise to myself that I will never pay money to get into a club, and I kept my promise last night! Sometimes, it can really pay to be a woman. We all danced together and mingled with locals until about 5 in the morning... on the weekends, time really is irrelevant. Heck, time is irrelevant every day. Watching the sun rise as I walked home with two other girls was another one of those surreal experiences... Am I really here for the next 3 1/2 months? ...WINNING!