Lately, I feel like I have been really busy going from one thing to the next, which is partly the reason why I haven't really written anything in a while. So I am going to try and catch up on a few things that have recently happened here. This week and the following week are vacation for the students here at the seminary. For me that means it is quieter around here and I can't get any of my meals from the comedor. Don't worry though, I haven't gone hungry yet. :) I have actually had the opportunity to try different types of food and eat out more. On Monday, a friend of mine here at the semi made me soup, rice and beef. Then, on Tuesday, I got to try some Bolivian food made by someone else here at the seminary and some authentic Argentine food from someone at church. All of which were wonderful. On Thursday night, my friend Elena and I went to Jumbo to buy some ingredients for Parmesan Chicken, because I had decided that I should cook something for her as well. Well, Jumbo is a big store...and we ended up being in there for more than an hour. The problem with that was that I was starving (more or less) at the time, so we ended up buying more than we needed. By the time everything was prepared and we sat down to a feast, it was 9 pm. Just on time for dinner here in Argentina…well, maybe a little early. ;) We had rice, chicken, guacamole, papas fritas, bread, juice, ice cream and brownies. ¡Estuvo riquísimo! Translation: Excellent! Anyone who has heard stories about my cooking skills should know that I am not as bad of a cook as my sister makes me out to be. There have only been times where I had a lapse in thinking. Oh, I don’t believe I have ever picked out a box of brownies faster—there was only one type.
I ate lunch with Zeida and Jimmy on Thursday where the food is always delicious and another day with another volunteer at the Regional Offices. Angie just graduated from Olivet this past year and is going to be volunteering here in Argentina for about 10 months. It is nice to have her here, especially since we have some things in common. For the rest of the meals (not counting breakfast), I had empanadas. Yummy, yummy, yummy.
Along with the seminary being on vacation, most of the schools in the area were on break this past week. To celebrate this and have some fun, there have been something every night for the youth and young adults. I like going even though I don't really know what is going on the whole entire time. Some of the guys in the group have started to call me Hannah. I wasn't really sure why in the beginning, but I think it has to do with a combination of the fact that someone else named Hannah came from the United States before and Hannah Montana. It is pretty funny, though. I wish I had time to write more right now, but I don't. I am going to the zoo tomorrow and I need to go to bed right now. I will try and write more soon.
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