Liifffeeeeee

I tried my first asado the other night, yuuumm!! It is like meat cooked over hot embers, kind of barbequed but not. It’s traditional in Argentina and so tasty. Family friends came over and we shared the asado together. Lots of chorizo and steak. I also went to a salsa class which was so much fun, it was all older people but it didn’t matter.  There is a really cool market fair thing here 3 days a week in the centre of town, it is massive and cheap too. Things that would cost $10 in New Zealand are only $3 here so you can get a lot without spending much. This is a hippy town, they are every where and they all sell cool jewellery, mate cups, art and whatever else they can make. There is a lot of reggae and dreadlocks.

Yesterday was the birthday of my host sister, Sol. She turned 15 which is a big thing in Argentina. We decorated the house with balloons and big banners, there was a massive cake and I think we won’t need to do the groceries for a good week. All the family came over for afternoon tea (about 7pm) and later her friends came. We went out to a disco to dance which was so much fun, you are meant to be 18 to go - like in New Zealand - but they don’t really care how old you are as long as you are good and don’t cause trouble. Just another example of the laid back culture. Here they dance to Cumbia and Reggaeton. Cumbia is a really popular style of music with all the teenagers, youtube it.  We went at 3am but it was too early, there was no one there, the real party doesn’t start until about 4am when everyone piles in of the street. My family thought it was so funny when I told them that we go out at 11pm.

We are going on a wee holiday to Comodoro Rivadavia on Wednesday, just for a few days to visit family. It is about 800km away and we are going on the bus. I’m quite excited to see some more of the country. I found out I don’t start school until the 25^th of this month so there is still a bit of a wait but that’s ok. . My Spanish is getting a billion gazillion times better and it’s starting to get really fun!