Today I got up early (well...8am-ish) to finally take my laundry to the lavandería and go on a tour of La Bombonera, the stadium of the Boca Juniors football team. This place was AWESOME, so consider me a fan. I'm dying to go to a game, there's even a particular place for tourists/visitors to sit so as not to get killed. Their big claim to fame is that Maradona played for them in the '80s; he's got his own box seat at the stadium and everything. Up till today I had taken about 4 pictures in BsAs, but I've upped that to about 50 (including my pic with the graffiti art of Maradona as Jesus).

Football is like a religion here, I think it's awesome.

Random discovery of the day: The Danger Four is a Uruguayan Beatles cover band that plays in Argentina. Umm...best find ever?!

I think I'm starting to form a real opinion about this city. At first I was just very blown away by its hugeness and busy-ness but now it's starting to sink in a little more. A part of me LOVES this city: it's so alive and busy and cultural; there's always more to do and see and explore and learn. But another part of me is freaking exhausted and prefers a MUCH quieter lifestyle. I'm so glad I'm here and I'm experiencing a different kind of place, but I really don't think I could ever live anywhere this big. Of course, my feelings could change over the months that I'm here, but as of right now- I think I'd much rather be somewhere greener and quieter. Hopefully I will start to feel more comfortable as time goes on but also, in such a big city you can't ever really fully relax: first you have to make sure you aren't going to get run over by a car or pickpocketed on the street or scammed out of some money or caught up in a political rally or lost on the subway or any of the other billion things you have to be aware of ALL THE TIME. I'm just accustomed to a much more chill lifestyle and it's a little hard to adjust to this place. It's definitely an adventure! I just think I'll appreciate those boring nights in Georgetown a little more next semester, curled up with the pup on the couch. Especially because I miss that dog more than I can ever explain to anybody and everytime I start to think about her it upsets me a lot. BUT I'm already out of my comfort zone, that's just another aspect of it I guess. Plus pretty soon I'm going to have a shit ton of homework and things to do, so I won't really have much free time to miss anything. We have a 4-day weekend and a bunch of people are going off on trips to Iguazu Falls and skiing and stuff like that, but I'm going to stay in the city for now; plenty of time for vacations later! I am thinking about going on a day/overnight trip on a ferry to Uruguay, maybe Saturday...we'll see. PLUS Barbara is coming to BsAs and we're going to party!

Hasta luego!