So today I arrived in BA! .I am now chillin' in my own room,listening to my sweet housemate rumble through her things to unpack,and listening to my host moms tv run. I am sooo fortunate to have WIFI:) My host mom promised english this weekend which will make settling in a bit easier for us.
Lets talk about my flight for a bit.Sooo layovers are HORRIBLE and I officially hate them.Usually I mill around airport and stuff my face with whatever food is available.This time it was horedous.Maybe because I was anxious to get here or because the layover at O'hare was so long or maybe because I got attacked at a sushi joint by asians.Regardless it was bad.I will say one thing though,I am GLAD I got connected with another girl who was in my program.We met up when I got off the plane in Houston and bonded together.We ended up meeting up with alot of other study abroad people. I was fortunate enough to sit with some.It made the 11 hour plane ride there bearable (though i slept through most of it anyways).
When we arrived in BA we were meet with long lines and were hit with the language.The people here speak soooo fast! Ontop of dropping the "s" in certain words. For example, "Thank you" in spanish is "Gracias".Here in BA they say "gracia". What the HECK! THEY switched up the whole spanish language game on me.Think about it,every word in spanish that uses "s" will be dropped.
On a happier note,I had my first BA chocolate bar and thing of coffee(no sugar,the leche was enough). The city of BA is beautiful.On the way to my homestay I noticed that the drive reminded me of driving from Howard University to Foggy bottom in DC. Some neighborhoods are SOO poor with a lot of rundown buildings but when we got closer to the homestay the homes got nicer and the stores became more upscale.Just like in US i suppose.
That is all for now.My host mom is going to take us around the neighborhood in a bit and I need to freshen up! OH BTW they have bidet here! How European! Sorry if my blog was random,my mind is running on a million miles per minute.
Hasta Luego!
-Bre
Lets talk about my flight for a bit.Sooo layovers are HORRIBLE and I officially hate them.Usually I mill around airport and stuff my face with whatever food is available.This time it was horedous.Maybe because I was anxious to get here or because the layover at O'hare was so long or maybe because I got attacked at a sushi joint by asians.Regardless it was bad.I will say one thing though,I am GLAD I got connected with another girl who was in my program.We met up when I got off the plane in Houston and bonded together.We ended up meeting up with alot of other study abroad people. I was fortunate enough to sit with some.It made the 11 hour plane ride there bearable (though i slept through most of it anyways).
When we arrived in BA we were meet with long lines and were hit with the language.The people here speak soooo fast! Ontop of dropping the "s" in certain words. For example, "Thank you" in spanish is "Gracias".Here in BA they say "gracia". What the HECK! THEY switched up the whole spanish language game on me.Think about it,every word in spanish that uses "s" will be dropped.
On a happier note,I had my first BA chocolate bar and thing of coffee(no sugar,the leche was enough). The city of BA is beautiful.On the way to my homestay I noticed that the drive reminded me of driving from Howard University to Foggy bottom in DC. Some neighborhoods are SOO poor with a lot of rundown buildings but when we got closer to the homestay the homes got nicer and the stores became more upscale.Just like in US i suppose.
That is all for now.My host mom is going to take us around the neighborhood in a bit and I need to freshen up! OH BTW they have bidet here! How European! Sorry if my blog was random,my mind is running on a million miles per minute.
Hasta Luego!
-Bre