I can´t believe I´m finally here! I had a great flight and I am definitely glad that I flew here with Anna, my friend that is participating in this Clemson study abroad program with me. I slept probably 3 hours total on all of the different flights, so when I got in around 2:30am Greenville time (5:30am Cordoba time) I was exhausted! My host parents were waiting at the airport to take me to their house when I arrived. They are so sweet! They have 3 daughters who are in their late teens and early twenties. The mother´s mother lives here too! I drank mate and talked with the mom, two of the daughters, and the grandmother earlier today. They are so sweet. The middle daughter studied for a year in New York, so she can speak English pretty well, which helps a lot. But overall, I have not spoken much English today, which is good! I have learned so much already! I am living in an apartment that they have as a part of their beautiful home! It is SO hot here, but they have a swimming pool and I can´t wait to use it!
I am so blessed because my family has Internet in their home, which I´ve heard is not common. I´ll be on Skype today around 4:15pm Greenville time to chat. I can´t chat for long though because I forgot my computer charger, so my mom sent it as priority mail yesterday after she got back from the Charlotte airport where she dropped me off. Pray that it gets here quickly!
This Monday, I and the rest of the Clemson group will begin an intensive spanish course that will meet M-F from 9am to 12:30pm! The first day, we´ll be taking an exam to determine how advanced we are in the Spanish language. Please pray that the test results will correctly evaluate my abilities! Tuesday, we´re taking a tour of the city of Cordoba, which I am very excited about! Every Wednesday and Thursday we´re taking horseback riding lessons and every Monday (except for this coming Monday) we´ll take tango lessons! Then, March 5th we are taking a group trip to Buenos Aires (where I will see my friends that I made last summer!>>see http://www.berkeleyinba.blogspot.com/ for more details about that trip) And then from March to June I will be taking 6 Spanish courses at Universidad Blas Pascal, which is about a 30-minute walk from my house. Pray for safety as I walk there and back everyday! Thanks for reading! I´ll update soon!
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