Today was a somewhat exciting but emotional day, being the last full day we will spend in Argentina with our new friends. I woke up late in the morning, still recovering from the party on Friday night that wrecked all of our sleep schedules. We had breakfast and relaxed, and at lunch time headed over for an Asado (basically a giant barbecue that is common to do on the weekends with friends or family) with everyone from the exchange. Once there, everyone was treated to a wealth of snacks, and drinks. Some people played Truco, an extremely difficult to learn card game popular in Argentina, some played soccer, and others just talked. About halfway through, many of us went out to to the neighborhood soccer fields to play. Once we returned we ate and hung out some more, and eventually parted ways. A couple of my friends and I then went out shopping at Las Palmas where we quickly stopped by a couple stores and bought last minute souvenirs. We then headed back to the neighborhood club house and met up with a bunch of other people to play pool and eat dinner. Overall, today was a memorable last full day in Argentina. – Ethan W
This Sunday was everyone’s last full day with each other, so we had a lot planned. From what I heard, everyone woke up around 10-12 and did things individually with their host families. I woke up at around 11:30 and had some food with Joaquim before we left for lunch at 1. CA students, NH students, and the host parents were all invited to the lunch. Everyone brought lots of food and drinks, and the lunch lasted till about 5. It was an Asado lunch which is a common get together meal in Argentina consisting of lots of different types of meats. In between eating and talking we also played soccer and Truco (card game that is very common in Argentina). It was a great time but then everyone went home at 5. After everyone left, all of the boys in the group and some of the girls went to Joaquim’s neighborhood club house to have dinner. It started at 8 and went till about 11. It was a lot of fun and we played some pool and talked a lot before we ate. After that everyone parted ways and got sleep for Monday, our last day of the trip. –Chris
