So I have been trying to update on here more often but everytime I get online, I never seem to have enough time to everything I need to do. It is very frustrating not having internet with my host family because I either have to bring my lap top to a wifi cafe, to my programs office, or to someone elses house. In a way I am glad that I dont end up at my house on the internet all the time, but it would be nice to talk to friends and family on Skype in my own room. This week has been been mostly good but with a few frustrations. On Saturday, I went to what is called "el dia en el campo" which is a day in the countryside. It was a very nice day of just relaxing on what is called an estancia similar to a ranch. We ate the traditional Argentinian style bbq called asado. It was like a Thanksgiving feast. For an appetizer we had ham and cheese and what they call "carne" (they were filled with sausage) empanadas which are probably one of my favorite foods ive had here. Next, they brought us what is similar to antipasta; cheese, lunch meat, and really good bread. They then brough out salad, potato salad, and cow tongue served with eggplant in a spice oil which was actually very good. By then I was halfway full when they brough out the meat which served on a small grill with all different parts of a cow and pig. The meat was very good considering a rarely eat any meat but chicken or fish. Just when we thought we were done with the meal, they brought a second grill of meat with different parts of the cow and pig. And then they brough ice cream for desert. I dont think I've ever been so full. One part of the day that was frustrating was that we ended up staying two hours later because the estancia didnt have enough horses for everyone that wanted to take trail rides. So, we had to stay until everyone got their chance. It was aggravating having a schedule that we didnt follow. The worst part about getting back so late was that it was very dark when we arrived back in the city and we were all dropped off by the university which is very dark and deserted at night. One of the girls was in a hurry to get home and was walking a couple blocks ahead of a few other girls and me. A teenage boy approached her and asked her for money. When she told him she didnt have any he pulled out a knife and asked for her cell phone. She didnt give it to him and the only thing she had in her hand was her ipod so she gave it to him and he left. The saddest thing is that there were two men who walked past while this happened and they didnt do anything. The girl was really shook up by it obviously. I complained to my program that we all should have been dropped of on a main street that was more well lit and with more people around. When you are attacked or robbed by someone here usually people who witness dont help because they think that it is a ploy for them to get robbed. Its really sad. It just makes me have to be extra careful going out at night and not ever walking with valubales or by myself. On Monday, my whole program had to go to get our visas at the immigrations office this week. We had to take two subways and then walk five blocks in a not so safe neighborhood to get there. I was a little angered by my program because they tell us never to carry our passports around the city with us, but to go to the visa office we had to carry with us our passports and 600 pesos (about 160 US dollars). The actual process of getting the visa did not take too long, but some of the other kids on our program had some issues. Our program was responsible for bringing a signed letter of acceptance from the University of Belgrano confirming that all the students in the program are in BA to study in order to obtain a student visa. One of my friends´ letters was not signed by the university, and they made him go all the way back (two subways and about 10 blocks walking) to the university and then back to the immigrations office. Inefficiency can just really bother me at times, but that is part of the experience of being in another country. Other than those two things, the rest of the week was fine. I started a photography class with Argentines this week which was pretty neat. We met at a really old cemetary in the neighborhood called Recoleta. It is the same cemetary where Eva Peron is buried. The professor told us to photograph everything with texture. I will post some of my shots as soon as I can get on my laptop to upload them. This weekend is a long weekend. I was going to travel, but the places I wanted to go are very far and expensive for a long weekend. So I am thinking of just exploring parts of the city I havent seen yet because it is just so huge! I might go see a show because the Tango Festival starts tomorrow which will be awesome!