Hello all! It is my final day in America before I head off to Argentina! I am studying abroad there for 3 whole months! I will be living with a host family in the capital city of Buenos Aires, along with 3 other girls from the US. Right there in the city is La Universidad de Belgrano, where I will be taking Spanish classes 5 days a week with the other students in my program. This is an independent study abroad program outside of JMU, so I won't know anybody in the program, including my roommates, until I get there. Exciting, right!? The nerves haven't kicked in...yet.
The purpose of this blog is to keep all my friends and family back home in the US updated about my travels, adventures, and experiences while I am in Argentina. I figure this is the best method to share my experience with everyone since I won't have easy access (or the time) to contact everyone individually. I will try to update as much as I can (with pictures!), so that you all can see what sort of things I am up to!
My time abroad will be a learning experience, filled with lots of "differents". Different foods, different customs, different ways of thinking, and not to mention a different language. It will take some getting use to, I'm sure. But what better way is there to learn about a different culture than to totally immerse yourself into it? I cannot wait to learn from los porteños (citizens of Buenos Aires) how to live like a true Argentine!
For my final night in America I am going out to eat with my parents and brother to celebrate his 20th birthday, which happens to be the same day as my departure. Tomorrow morning I leave my house at 11AM to catch a 3PM flight out of Dulles to Miami. After a 3 hour layover in Miami (where I will hopefully get to meet up with one of my roommates!) I embark on a 9 hour overnight (ugh!) flight to Buenos Aires!! Hopefully I sit next to someone interesting!
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