¡Hola, todos!
After a month of living here, I feel at home in Buenos Aires! =) I have a better idea about how things work around here now, love the area, and have met lots of friendly and interesting people.
I took my first parcial (midterm) for my Latin American Art History class yesterday. I think I did decently but not great. The difficulty I had was in naming specific paintings, which I hadn't studied at all — I'd only studied artistic genres, historical events, and artists. I'm not too worried, though, because at any rate it should be clear that I'd done the reading; the other students I talked to hadn't memorized painting names, either; and the professor told us that if we did too horribly, we could retake the test. My next tests are for History of Latin America in the 20th Century and a paper for Latin American Literature. Wish me luck (¡suerte!)! =)
In other (and more exciting) news, I have a new boyfriend! His name is Federico (Fede for short) and I met him in my History class. =) Here's a picture of him from not too long ago (he's the one with glasses):
I took my first parcial (midterm) for my Latin American Art History class yesterday. I think I did decently but not great. The difficulty I had was in naming specific paintings, which I hadn't studied at all — I'd only studied artistic genres, historical events, and artists. I'm not too worried, though, because at any rate it should be clear that I'd done the reading; the other students I talked to hadn't memorized painting names, either; and the professor told us that if we did too horribly, we could retake the test. My next tests are for History of Latin America in the 20th Century and a paper for Latin American Literature. Wish me luck (¡suerte!)! =)
In other (and more exciting) news, I have a new boyfriend! His name is Federico (Fede for short) and I met him in my History class. =) Here's a picture of him from not too long ago (he's the one with glasses):
He's Argentinian, majoring in International Relations, and heavily involved in Model UN — he's gotten to travel all over the place because of his involvement: to Poland, Mexico, and even to Cuba! We've been going on dates and talking all the time about politics, social justice, traveling, and ourselves. I'm really happy! =)
On Wednesday we went to el cementerio de Recoleta (a famous cementery where lots of important people are buried): it was his first time there, too. It was raining when we went, and we had to make time for lunch and to get to class, so we didn't see the most famous graves, but we did get a general feel for the place. Most of the graves are mausoleums with coffins displayed inside — it is one pretty creepy place. There are lots of beautiful statues, there, though, and interesting inscriptions. Here are a few pictures!
On Wednesday we went to el cementerio de Recoleta (a famous cementery where lots of important people are buried): it was his first time there, too. It was raining when we went, and we had to make time for lunch and to get to class, so we didn't see the most famous graves, but we did get a general feel for the place. Most of the graves are mausoleums with coffins displayed inside — it is one pretty creepy place. There are lots of beautiful statues, there, though, and interesting inscriptions. Here are a few pictures!
This is what most of the graves are basically like. I took a picture of this one because there was a Windows magazine slipped under the door. Think the spam will stop when you're dead? Don't be too sure! lol.
This weekend I'm going to Patagonia to hike in the snow and have various other adventures!
¡Hasta pronto!
Kaeli
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