Day 5 – Jill

Hello! I am currently staying at Lula’s family’s ranch near the town of La Colina. La Colina is about a 6 hour drive from Quilmes, surrounded by fields and cattle. We arrived at the ranch Thursday afternoon. We rode horses and then spent the day in the bigger town, Coronel Suarez for Lula’s family reunion called “Urrutiada.” The reunion was held in Sociedad Rural De Coronel Suárez with many family members from different areas of Argentina, Uruguay and other South American countries. I met many of her aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents. Nearly 200 people came to celebrate their family. We ate asado, pastelitos, and many other foods. (And drank Mate of course)! Asado consists of various meats like beef, pork, chicken, chorizo and morcilla. Pastelitos are crunchy bread desserts that are similar to Baklava. After lunch, the family gathered outside to take pictures and hang out more. When the reunion finished, we met the friends of Lula’s cousins that live in Coronel Suarez and ate dinner with them. Today was a long day but so fun!

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