Today had a most unfortunate start to it. I went to sleep last night around 2:30am, and was woken up at 3:15am or so by one of the dorm helper people because half of the ACA people had to leave this morning to go get our student visas and she thought i was on the list--i was not. Then i actually had to get up at 8am... I am so tired i feel a little drugged, my head is all swimmy and when i move it too fast the whole earth seems to spin. So that's an interesting way to start my next twenty-one years of life. Maybe it will teach me to just go to sleep earlier.
Its an other one of those sleepy, sad, grey days and boy is it chilly outside. Although, its actually colder in the classrooms than it is outside. Go figure. We ACAs are plotting to just bring our blankets to class to keep us warm. Half of ACA was gone as i said, so all of my classes today only had a max of maybe 20 people, on Wednesday it will be our turn to get up at 3am and take the bus. Thank god! This means i can hop over into Uruguay and get USD cash out of the ATM. Here in Argentina you can only get pesos from the bank and for a terrible rate. The official rate is 5 to 1 but if you know where to go you can get a little above 9 to 1, and that makes a world of difference. The second day i was here i exchanged 80$USD and even after getting school supplies, food, a pair of jeans, and a plethora of other things i still have about 100$ pesos...and if you know how 100 pesos can stretch very far.
Well....i made it through the day unscathed, not thrown in a pond...er fountain, and i convinced my friends NOT to announce my birthday over the loud speaker--thank god! Actually it was a really relaxed day, pretty non stereotypical for a 21st but i liked it. Now....i want to go to bed and make up for my weekend of sleepless nights. Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes!!
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