Well, I've managed to survive another week in this crazy place. Buenos Aires is a constant party, but it is way too much fun. I started class on Monday. Class isn't really a big deal the first couple weeks. They have what's called "shopping" for classes where you can just go to whatever classes you think you might like for the first week. I have two literature classes, a history class, tango (which is so much fun!), spanish class to practice grammar, and economics. I like all my professors so far. My economics professor talks really fast though in castellano (the local Argentinian dialect). He seems to really know his stuff, as long as I really pay attention in class. Last Monday, I went to a show called La Bamba. Its a concert with just tons of people standing around a stage of drummers, (similar to an African drumming circle). They play a series of songs. It was so much fun, but very easy to lose your friends. Afterwards, there's a bunch of street vendors selling food. It's really neat. Tuesday night, some of my friends and I went to a bar called Jobs. You sit at big tables with a bunch of people and the waitresses will bring out different games, food,a nd drinks. It's a popular Tuesday night place. We all played Jenga. Wednesday night I went to a local place with some friends. We met some locals who were absolutely hysterical, and we practiced our Spanish and they practiced their English. We taught one of them (Sergio) what it meant to go commando. He then told the waiter that he was Commando. It was pretty funny. Thursday night, a group of my friends and I went to a bar called Sugar. It was a pretty cool place with a lot of locals. We met up with our friend Francisco, who speaks perfect English because he studied at an American school in Panama. He is really helpful in telling us about the city. He then took us to a club called Lost. Lost is what's called a boliche, a huge club with tons of people dancing. I was surprised by how much American music I heard. Friday, all international students don't have class, so my room mate, Liz and I slept in. We've had a lot of problems with out local cell phones. I spent two hours in line trying to get someone to help my fix my phone, that couldn't send text messages but could receive then. I finally talked to someone, and she took my phone for a few minutes and th en told me if my phone didn't work in an hour to call customer service. It still didn't work and the phone line had me on hold forever so I gave up. Luckily, someone in my problem said all I needed to do was take out my battery and put it back in. Sure enough, it had been sending text messages ever since. One of the best things about being in a big city is that there a ton of events that are free. Saturday some of my friends Jared, my roommate Liz, Rachael, Tyler, Tess, and Justin went to the Puma Urban Art Exhibit in the Buenos Aires Auditorium. There was a ton of modern colorful art and also a bike/skateboard competition. I will post my pictures of it as soon as I figure out how to add pictures to my blog. Saturday night, Liz, Jared, and I went with Rachael who is a vegetarian to a Chinese vegetarian buffet. The food was pretty good, except I didn't always know exactly what I was eating. This is a difficult city to be a vegetarian in because Argentina is so well known for its beef. After the restaurant, we went to a different boliche calleed Crobar. It's a pretty exclusive club here. It was a similar atmosphere to Lost and probably even more people. They played a lot of American music and then a lot of American music but in Spanish. Today Rachael, Jared, Liz, and I went to a market called a feria in Recoleta where there were a bunch of vendors selling leather, clothes, and food. We ate rellano which is similar to a calzone filled with different cheeses, tomatoes, or ham. This week professors will probably be giving more assignments. I feel like I may be getting sick, so Liz and I are going to relax and watch a movie. Chau for now!