Parrillas y waffles y lanchas, oh my!

Enjoying some waffles (pronounced waf-lays) in El Tigre.
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Today the whole ISA group went to "El Tigre" which is a little town just outside of Buenos Aires. There are a bunch of shops, plenty of cafes and most importantly, boats. See, there's a part of the city that is only accessible by boats. The "bus" is a boat and it will take you from your house to church, school or even into town. And if you have your own boat, there's a little gas station that you can just pull your boat right up to. A little bit like Venice but, more rustic. And smaller.

Dave, el Rey de la parrilla!
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Other than that, my parents and grandparents have been here for the past few days. They left Buenos Aires this more for a whirlwind, week-long tour of the country this morning. While they were here we managed to see Evita's grave in the Recoleta Cenetery, shop at Buenos Aires Design and the Galerias Pacificos, eat at Cafe Tortoni, get inside of the home of the best acoustics in Latin America also known as Teatro Colon, see Las Madres de los Desaparecidos at Plaza de Mayo, go to a tango show, visit La Rural (the only place to see prize-winning bulls, cows, sheep and horses in this busy city), and live through a hail storm (with hail the size of golf balls that dented many car hoods and broke many windows). All in all, a successful few days.

In the boat.
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Also, a few friends and I have made it a habit to go out for a drink most nights. One especially long night took place at Lost, a hip-hop club complete with a break-dancing competition. We were out until 5am and, needless to say, I stayed in the next night to catch up on sleep.

Classes start on Monday although, I can't remember right now if I have class on Mondays or not. Either way, theydon't take attendance here for the first two weeks so everyone can float between classes to decide which ones they want to take for the rest of the semester. Hopefully the profs will be as laidback as the administration is.

Bueno, a luego!