Ella’s First Argentinian Week!

Our flight was uneventful, and I, at least, spent it watching roughly seven or eight movies!! During our layover in London, we were supposed to meet Aba’s cousin, but we didn’t because we would’ve had to pass through immigration.

We landed where I currently am now: Buenos Aires, Argentina!!! None of us have ever been to South America before, so this part of the trip is particularly exciting for us. We landed on Saturday, and on Sunday we went to a fabulous antique market called San Telmo. Much of it was inside, but there were also many many booths out-of-doors! Along with the antiques, there were also food booths and we ate lunch. I saw a really beautiful white glass elephant that I think I am going to buy for my collection, and I think Aba wants to buy an old Donald Duck movie viewer, which I wholeheartedly support. I think it’s really cool!

Later, we signed up for Spanish school. This school is four hours per day five days a week so we knew it was a commitment, but we’re going to be hearing Spanish for the next few months, why not learn some? Asher was placed in a higher-level class because he can already speak Spanish, but Aba, Troy, and I had to learn from the beginning. We had two classmates, Nathan and Makayla, both in their twenties. Nathan was a true beginner like us, but Makayla had taken Spanish in high school and could have a basic conversation. Therefore, we all fell behind and got lost. Troy got so frustrated that he dropped out on the third day! After the week was over, we decided that only Asher should continue Spanish.

Four weeks just isn’t enough time to learn a language, and it isn’t worth the stress. Other than homework and some TV (we’ve started Desperate Housewives on Netflix), we went to fashionable Palermo street and ate at an Israeli restaurant (courtesy of Troy, again). On Friday, Aba and I made Shabbat dinner and a cake for Troy’s (early) 53rd birthday! We surprised him with balloons and Asher made him a card.

We also found out that we are enrolled in our online school for next school year… Aaargh! I got 59th on our preferable high school’s waiting list and Asher got 98th, so that’s not happening. Aba and Troy spent the next three days writing an email to our teachers to try and figure out a solution. The next day we had planned to go to another city, but the trains weren’t operating so we hung out in downtown Buenos Aires instead.

Today is Sunday, and Daddy’s landing in Argentina this afternoon! We’re all going to go out for dinner, and then we’ll stay with him in his apartment for the next week. Yay! I’m going to give him and Asher their Christmas presents and I really hope they like them. I’ll put a picture on the blog when they’ve seen them. Now, I’m going to continue homework!

Ella

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2 Responses to Ella’s First Argentinian Week!

  1. person says:

    you’re not going to fairview??????????????????????????????????????????????
    isn’t it your neighborhood school tho???

    ughhhhhhhhh

    -u

    • Ella Shaul says:

      I know! It’s really complicated! But we’ll figure it out, don’t worry! I miss you UNA (haha)

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