Hoy fue, sorry, today was a great day. After oversleeping my alarm by 40 minutes, I started my day off with some dulce de leche to cancel out the six hours of sleep that I had been living off of. Our first activity of the day was haciendo choco torta- making a cake that alternated between layers of chocolate cookies and a dulce de leche spread. To make it truly Argentinian, we added more dulce de leche than we were supposed to; this resulted in 9 layers of chocolatey (and dulce de leche-y?) goodness. After an activity designed to teach us how to replenish our energy, we practiced some fútbol. Did you really think that we would go a day at North Hills without playing soccer? Having well deserved lunch, we were treated to a homey rice and stew. We finished off the day with an art class with the 8th graders, and then finally, much needed time to construct presentations about the USA.
Perhaps the most important part of the day came after school, however. After playing some Truco, we went to capital-downtown Buenos Aires- for an amazing dinner and view of the Rio de la Plata. Today marks a very important day for me, as today, amid devouring steaks and ribs as big as my head, I found out that the best thing about the USA is the free refills.
Overall, while there were many fun activities today, and some really fun activities, this day helped me expand my sense of cultural appreciation and allowed me to continue fostering a new and improved perspective with which to take on challenges. In the case of Argentinians, that would be head on, except for during Truco, in which case lying is encouraged. –Ethan B
