El Primero Semana en Buenos Aires, Argentina

My first week has gone really fast! I can't believe I have been here a week already. It feels like home already. The flight was fine in the end. We went through a couple of storms. Landing in Buenos Aires was spectacular. We flew in over La Pampas. This area of land looks like a patchwork quilt. Really pretty and vast. It was great to have the window seat.

When I arrived the sun was out and I had a winter coat on, expecting it to be fairly cold. I managed to find the apartment that I am staying at fairly easily. A transfer was booked for me by the Spanish school, but somehow I ended up on the airport bus.

The family I am staying with welcomed me with open arms and big kisses. The room is neat and tidy, unlike me, when I arrived at the house. I was so, so hot. I had a short walk from the bus station to the apartment, but with all my bags, the heat and my winter coat, I was melting.

I rushed out as soon as I could and had a look around the city. I am so pleased I packed some summer clothes. Though to my suprise everyone here is dressed in winter woolies! The temperature has been 25oC and above! I have been told that this is unusual, as it is almost winter here. The temperature should be below 15oC. It is definitely Autumn, the leaves are changing colour.

I spent the first weekend looking around the city. I am yet to take some photos, maybe this weekend I will, now I know where I am going. It has taken me a while to get used to 'blocks' and the traffic. I still stick to with the locals, I cross when they cross.

The Spanish lessons have been quite difficult for me. I am the 'special' one in the class. I get everything wrong. Its quite funny. I don't think the chicas or the professiora find it quite so funny. They are all more than patient with me.

I have found a great vegetarian restaurant near the school. I go there at lunch times. It is reasonable and serves fantastic food Argentinan style.

The weather changed on Thursdsay. There was a huge storm on Thursday. I was very frightened, as you would expect. It was so loud! Fortunatley their are shutters on the windows, so I was able to block most of it out, with them and my mp3 player. Most mornings its sunny, but by the afternoon its cloudy and humid. My hair is not too frizzy yet.

I am going to practice my Spanish over the weekend and have a look around the sights this weekend. There are lots of lovely parks and plazas that are wonderful to sit in, though there are many stray cats and dogs, (and people) in the parks. The cats mainly live in the Botanical Gardens. Here, most of the botanical plants are outside. The climate allows them to grow.

There is a bug crawling around the computer, and its really bugging me now.

Escribo en proxima le semana. Hasta leugo los chicos y chicas.