Sunday morning I woke up around 12. Until 4 that morning our whole group was at a party with our old exchange students. Because we were with our old students I was able to spend the night at my old exchange student Lara’s house with Ziyana and hers.
Around 12:30 we all headed downstairs to eat a delicious breakfast prepared by Lara’s mother and Ziyana and I’s ride came to pick us up. The whole group of us stayed and were talking for a while before we headed out.
Almost immediately after we got home there was an asado, a sort of barbecue, prepared for lunch. We ate lunch with the whole family and one of Valentina’s close friends. After lunch we all ate some ice cream and then got ready to meet a lot of the girls at the mall.
Once everyone was at the mall we headed over to the bowling alley. Because there were so many girls and not enough lanes we each partnered up with our exchange student to bowl together. We sat around bowling and talking until around 7 when it was time to go.
For dinner that night we ate various types of empanadas. Dinner ended around 11:00 and because I was tired from the previous days I just went upstairs and to bed.
–Alex
Sunday morning in Argentina: tiredness, eating a lot of food, and sleeping early. On Saturday night, there was a party hosted by our old exchange students at a clubhouse. This caused us to get back to the house at 4:30 in the morning. After sleeping so late, both my exchange student and I woke up around 1:30, but our only motivation to wake up was to eat. My old exchange students family welcomed me with a delicious lunch that contained mashed potatoes, chicken patties, and homemade lemonade. After completing the meal, and having a good conversation with the family, I got dropped off at my current students house. On the way to the house we stopped by a grocery store to buy some drinks. After getting to the house, there was a club soccer game going on between the top clubs in Argentina. During the game I fell asleep for about two hours, then woke up to go to the gym. Going to the gym was very interesting because the variety of machines was very different. After completing our workout, we went home to get prepared to go to one of the most popular dinner venues in Pilar. The name of the restaurant was Kansas. Kansas was a very Americanized, and intricate restaurant that had delicious food. At Kansas, we met up with some family friends that accompanied us for dinner. I was influenced to try the Argentinean style of the cheeseburger and I don’t regret it one bit. It was one of the best burgers I have ever had. After the main meal, it was dessert time. We had the famous brownie Sunday topped with chocolate syrup. After supper, we went home and my body was telling me it was time to go to bed. We got home around 10:30 and after saying goodnight to the family I found my self in bed. Overall it was a very restful day, in order to be prepared for the long week.
–Neil