This week has been another great week. Classes are good but not the most interesting. I have two literature classes, history of latin america and argentina, and globalization of argentina and latin america. Globalization is my favorite out of the four, but the professor talks extremely fast and sometimes mumbles in castellano (the spanish dialect of Argentina). It really forces me to pay attention. Speaking of castellano, I should probably explain what makes it different from Spanish that most of have learned in class in the U.S. Here in Argentina, like most Spanish speaking countries have their own vocabulary which can sometimes be confusing. In BA, the slang is called Lunfardo which can be very difficult to understand. I have noticed it mainly when talking with a group of Argentines that are my age when they talk very quickly to each other. Also, Castellano uses what is called the vos form. Usually when you refer to someone as "you" you would say tu eres (you are), but in Castellano they say vos sos. They also do not stem change verbs in the vos form. For example, I learned that the verb for you have is tu tienes. In Castellano, it is vos tenes. Also, the double "ll" which I had learned is pronounced like a "y" is pronounced "sh". "Y"s are also pronounced with the "sh" sound. It can be confusing, but I am getting used to it. On Tuesday I was out and actually saw one of my friends from Charleston who is originally from BA. He was in town because his grandmother passed away. It was really crazy that I saw him here. I got to meet some of his friends who seemed to be pretty nice. Wednesday night I went to a bar that is actually owned by Americans called the Alamo. It was like being inside an old house, pretty neat. I talked a lot with Argentines in Spanish, so that was helpful. This weekend I am going to what they call "el dia en el campo." You go to what is they call the country and have asado, which is their traditional bbq here or all different kinds of red meat. Its supposed to be a pretty fun and relaxing day. Im pretty excited!