viernes, 11 de julio de 2008

EVERYTHING IS IN SPANISH!!

So I'm trying to start this Blog thing and because I'm in Argentina...the website is in Spanish!! I can only figure out what I think it says...

Ok so our internet is having issues at our apartment so staring this has been long delayed!! We promise to put pictures up asap and to tell you all about our time here.

Tim is currently in class and I'm in the library (my class is at 09:00 and his is at 14:00) We have class everyday (Monday to Friday) four hours long!! I have not started because of the holiday on Wednesday and today there was a bicycle outing that, we slept in instead of going, that took place at 09:15.

I think that Argentina is a place everyone should go some day....I can not even explain to you what a great experience it is! It is nothing like home (other then the McDonald's and Burger Kings on ever other block). The Spanish is so different then "Mexican" Spanish that we use in the States. We kept thinking that people where speaking French...but not it is just the dialect! Their y's, ll's, and v's are different and it makes it very hard for me to pick up on what they are saying. Tim is doing amazing with his Spanish! I really do not know what I would do without him here!

There is so much to tell you guys about the city but I want to wait until we have pictures to show as well. We are waiting until we have lived here a little longer. The problem with taking pictures and carrying a camera is we look like tourist and can be targeted. Just give Tim a couple of more days and he will warm up :).

I made breakfast for the first time this morning! It was incredibly hard! Everything is gas but on the stove there is not really any temperature difference only little dots that I'm not sure what they mean. So it does not say high, medium, low but has big dots to little and then little to big. It took me about 1 1/2 hours to cook potatoes and scrambled eggs that would only take me 1/2 hour in the States.

Oh...the neighborhood we live in is called San Telmo. It is walking distance to pretty much everything and has easy excess to the bus and subway. And a little intresting fact is how many American movies and TV shows (like the Office and Lost) they have in English with Spanish subtitles.

We love you guys!

AnneMarie and Tim

3 comentarios:

Kusems dijo...

Yay, AnneMarie (and Tim)! I love reading people's travel blogs. Can't wait to hear about what you're up to!

-Karen

PS Spanish Blogger is scary! I'm not sure what I'm doing...

Kuhnaus on road dijo...

Great job A-M! Next time you log into your blog account, look at the top right of the page where there should be an arrow that drops down to let you choose your language. Its kinda fun in spanish though. I feel like I should type in spanish if i could remember it. I'd love to hear about food shopping there when you get a chance. Adios, Aunt Terry

patty dijo...

Hi Tim and AnneMarie,
I'm so excited to hear from you online! It's been a busy week hasn't it! I'll be in touch by e-mail also. Love you both, Mom