la cucaracha

La Boca

Creepy cat, Mora, that meows all night out my window!

My new university!

My mom is an AMAZING cook! Just our typical steak meal and she always cooks dessert!

Just repping our new favorite soccer team: RIVER PLATA

Cool wall art

In the Evita museum

Well guys...I have had my heart attack for the day.  As I was standing next to the little heater in my room trying to warm up a little, I notice a little movement by my toes. (Side note: you can change the heater in my room from the icon, one flame or two flames.  Its a 2 flame kind of day and I guess that little guy down there wanted to warm up too!) WHAT THE HECK, IT WAS A COCKROACH! This sounds really pathetic, but these creatures rank up there with some of my least favs.  I immediately jumped onto my desk chair and called my mom.  (haha yes I understand there was nothing she could do in the US)  As I was frantically telling her the dire situation, the creature starts making weird noises.  So the dilemma was: kill it myself (you have got to be kidding me. That was ruled out fast) or go ask Susana (my host mom) to kill it.  Well it ended up being the second option and I ran downstairs saying, "Susana, por favor, ayudame!!! Hay una cucaracha esta en mi dormitorio!"  As we were marching up the stairs all I could hum in my head was, "la cucaracha la cucaracha eyyy." It kind of was like our march into battle.  With the bug spray in head, Susana marched over and slapped it with her shoe and told me that it was so easy.  Well, if another comes she better understand that I will need her assistance again!

So for the past few days the weather in Buenos Aires has been very dreary.  Yesterday my friend Sterling and I got caught in a serious down pour.  I had clearly made a huge mistake in picking out my outfit yesterday because I was wearing vans, absolutely no waterproof clothing, and did not have an umbrella.  Sterling and I were running the streets while I ran with my red jacket over my head.  Im sure the locals thought we were completely mental.  Last night I cranked up the heater to 2 flames and let all my clothes and shoes dry overnight.

Today, Karlye and I went to the Evita museum.  Let's just say today was another adventure for the books.  It probably took at least 10 people to help direct us in the correct location.  I seriously thought I had just finished a marathon by the time that we made it.  (Little did I know this was just the beginning) Evita is also known as Eva Peron and she was an influential woman in Argentine history.  She was beloved among the people and always did what she believed to be in the best interests of the country.  She was an actress and a political activist.  If you have time, you should research her because she is super cool!

So anyways the trek back to my home ended up being very misleading.  Karlye and I saw a street that we recognized so we walked a little to try and find a bus stop.  There was not one. For almost 4 miles.   We kept coming up to the next block and we would say something like, "Oh, this next one looks promising."  We did this until we ended up almost home.  Boots with the little heel I wore today = bad bad idea.  Did I mention that it was raining the whole time?  Well, we made the most of this little excursion and found some cool sites along the way.

Argentina has been so good to me so far and has been teaching me a lot.  I love to go on adventures (just not cockroach killing ones) either with friends or by myself and lately God has been showing me that I need absolutely nothing but Him.  One of my best friends has now gone back to the U.S. because of health reasons and it has been weird adjusting from living with 90 girls last year to by myself now! I now have a lot more time to myself, but I really am missing having a million friends living in the same house as me.  All in all, it is simple.  God will give us everything that we need.  And I am not one that can read into the future, but I trust that God knows what he is doing with my life as I am continuing to learn and grow every day here in Argentina.

Y El respondió: Mi presencia irá contigo , y yo te daré descanso. Exodo 33:10