In the morning, we went to breakfast at the hotel then we went to meet our partners today. It was a very good morning! We got to meet the head of Quilmes High School (QHS) and the parents of our partners. Then most of us went back to our partner’s houses, but some of us went to a rugby game that some of our partners had. After we had food, we met some people from the team who go to QHS.
After, I went back to Fecho’s house with Abe and Vinay, and I met his older brother. Then we went to a restaurant with the entire exchange so we could see each other. And while we were eating there was a soccer match going on and all the people in the restaurant were watching the game. Then one of the players scored and most of the restaurant went crazy but some had sad faces. At the end of game, I realized that the game was actually a championship game, and it was the first time in the team’s history that they had won a championship (Kinda like OKC-IND will be), so all the players and coaches were crying a lot.
Then, after the dinner, Fecho and I along with some others from the exchange went to play soccer against a team they said was really hard. Sadly, I couldn’t play because I wasn’t feeling too good, but it was so much fun watching and cheering on everyone who was playing. But I did get to practice my Spanish because Fecho’s parents don’t speak much English, so I was able to speak a bunch of Spanish. Overall, it was a very fun day, and I can’t wait for tomorrow! -Savion
Today we all woke up in our hotel rooms in Buenos Aires and finished up the process of cleaning our rooms and packing up. After the usual room checks by Mr. Bell and Mr. Lazarski, our class brought our bags down to the lobby and headed to the NH City hotel breakfast buffet. In the buffet, there was an assortment of fruits, pastries and drinks. I started my morning with a couple croissants, oranges and watermelon, eggs, and a Dulce de Leche coffee cake. After we finished eating, anyone who had not checked out did so and we loaded the buses for the last time. Before we went to meet our partners, we stopped to take photos in front of a large “BA” made of bushes, in the middle of downtown Buenos Aires. After taking a couple photos, both serious and not, the CA group set off once again to reunite with our Quilmes partners.
After an anxious bus ride, our CA group arrived at Quilmes High School and was greeted by a very large group of excited families gathered outside the school. All around, you could see people running to greet their friends and families with big hugs. Following the big meet and greet, everyone went their separate ways for the most part with their families. A group of CA and Quilmes students went to show their support for some members of the Quilmes exchange who had a rugby game to play, at that time. I went with my family to my home for the week and began to unpack my stuff. Shortly after unpacking, uncles, aunts, and cousins began to show up for a pizza lunch. Luckily most of them spoke pretty good English, so conversation wasn’t too much of a struggle. Following my lunch, I went to the gathering with the entirety of the exchange for “Merienda” (an afternoon snack usually eaten between 4pm and 6pm meant to tide you over until the typical late dinner time of ~10pm) at a popular restaurant called Pertutti’s. This gathering was just full of excitement and chatter among the group and made for an amazing way to start off the final week. After Pertutti’s, everyone went their separate ways again, for the most part. I ended the night having dinner at Gaia and Jasmine’s house, where we had pizza and made empanadas. After eating, the 4 of us (Gai, Jasmine, Trini, and I) started a movie, but could not finish it as Trini and I had to leave. We arrived home and that concluded day 1 of the exchange. -Miles
