| | I dont know why but I guess I just can't get into the habit of blogging. Maybe its not in me to Blog. But I'm not throwing in the towel just yet
So the last time I blogged was, crap, October... Lots of stuff has gone on since then, mainly work and some play. Its nice to have a job and be able to work in another country for sure. However at the same time, with my job, I stay in my house most if not all of the time. So that means several things. My spanish is getting better but I feel that I should be speaking perfectly by now, especially seeing how other friends of mine that have been here for the same amount of time kick my butt in spanish. Also, meeting people. I haven't met that many locals yet, at least not as many as I wanted. Takes time I guess.
Recently though I took some time off work and went to a beach city close to Mar Del Plata in the south. A buddy of mine, Tadj, is here hanging around Argentina with plans to stay for a couple of months. At the hostel we stayed at, there were all Argentines and then us, a great opportunity to speak just spanish. The room we had stunk, in fact it had an 'ali golshan' kind of smell to it, like the smell of his old car. But the location was great, right next to the beach and right next to the most happening club in the city. The club, unfortunately, was typical of most Argentine clubs, filled with 16-20 year old kids. Most kids here go through their 'going out' 'getting wasted' stage of their life during their teens. It's usually tough to find bars with crowds of people in their mid 20's. Popular drinks amongst kids: Speed (Brazilian equivalant of Redbull) with Vodka, and Speek/Champagne. Sounds nasty no?
It was great getting into the club the second night. We went with a group of people from the hostel and waited for about 20 minutes before the bouncer let crowds of people into the main door where we pushed and shoved our way in for another 20 minutes. Funny thing, most the kids there were snobby, high-class, beverly hills like kids. Its funny to see snobby kids pushing shoving yelling and screaming to get inside a bar, super classy. After 3 days I had to leave, work was bugging me. Tadj is still there, pushing and shoving his way in every night.
I'm starting to get more involved in activities. Last week I played futbol with teachers and students at my school and it was great, even though I played like a blind guy, always passing the ball to the other team and kicking it out frequently. But hey, at the very least, I can say I've never played before. I want to get involved in Basketball and take upcoming Ginobilis to skool here but can't seem to find any courts. Tennis is another option I want to look into..
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