So it's Thursday again.. how does this happen so quickly? This morning I had my first FINAL exam.. yeesh, that came up quick! It took me about an hour and a half, and I have a follow-up oral exam tomorrow morning. If I pass both (God willing) then I'll be moving up to Intermediate II as of next Tuesday (we have Monday off.. not sure why, but I'll take it!)! I'm really excited, I have a good feeling about the exam, although I don't want to say anything too rash.. we'll see!
These past few days have just been a bunch of exploring and doing random things- on Monday after class I went to an indoor mall with a few friends. Though that sounds boring, I'm glad I went, because the only thing I purchased was a 2nd grade mystery book to help teach me more Spanish! I figure that during some downtime I can read that instead of picking up something in English.. productive AND a time-killer. We walked around the neighborhood that the mall was in, which was really incredible. There were so many murals and amazing graffiti tags in the streets, and the cobblestone roads were coated in kids playing soccer. There's something about being around young kids here, I don't know, maybe just their Argentinian youth strikes me. Anyways it was an afternoon well spent!
Yesterday I went to the ISA program office and was tutored for 2 hours- it was SUCH big help! Definitely before a big exam today.. there were a bunch of kids there so it turned into a big study session. I'm so grateful that ISA offers tutoring for us, it's an added bonus but it works wonders. I think I'm going to start trying to go more often though, because I don't want to get into the habit of having to cram before an exam. Especially with a language, I need to force myself to do more every day, rigorous studying, instead of just a few nights before. Anyways, yesterday was pretty low key after the whole studying and napping nonsense. There have been thunderstorms alllllll week, and I mean it's been POURING!! It's thunderstorming right now too, but I have ZERO complaints. Even storms are cooler abroad. Plus, it makes for perfect napping and relaxing weather.. rain is by far the most soothing and sleep-inducing sound out there. Also the only lamp I have in my bedroom broke soooo I'm using that as an excuse for more naps?
Today after the exam, a bunch of us went out for a cheap lunch (I had an incredible torta, mom you would have loved it! It had eggplant, cheese, basil and tomato.. so flavorful!) and over to this "punk" area across town. After a 20 minute subway ride we found ourselves at piercing and tattoo heaven... there were 3 floors and countless stores of punk t-shirts, funky shoes, tattoo galleries and all the jewelry any piercee could dream of. For me, I got a new nose ring (my gem fell out of the stud, don't worry mom, I didn't get a hoop!) and a new belly ring (I lost it.. woops). I was with 4 other people, and the rest of them were quite adventurous! After sharing a few beers, Miguel got the industrial piercing, two girls Elisa and Jill got their noses done, and Becca got the marilyn monroe done! I didn't want to spend any more money so I skipped out, buuut I did get a sweet pair of green pants for only 70 pesos! That's cheaper than Forever 21.. heck yes bargain shopping! Overall it was a great day, and I'm ready to hit the pillow early tonight. This weekend we're all staying in B.A., but I'm looking forward to really exploring the city more- I'm trying to figure out how to go for a day hike, but I'm kind of lacking on the mountains... we'll see how that goes.
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