Monday, June 15

After an amazing weekend at Tomas’s weekend house in the countryside outside of Buenos Aires (a little over an hour away), we wrapped things up with another incredible asado. Yesterday, we had enjoyed an asado with a few of the other brothers to celebrate Tomas’s birthday, but this one included everyone in the exchange program. The food, as always, was outstanding. We had chicken, steak, sausage, and some other meats that I don’t know the names of, but they were all delicious. While we ate, we watched a fútbol match between Cape Verde and Spain. The game ended in a tie.

Afterward, we had a big fútbol match against each other. It was a lot of fun and another great opportunity get closer as a group. I left a little early, and at that point the game was tied 2-2, so I don’t know who ended up winning. However, based on the way my team was playing, I’m pretty confident we came out on top.


When we left, Tomas’s parents picked us up. We dropped Tomas off with his girlfriend, and I made the strategic decision to stay with his parents for lunch rather than continue my weekend as an unpaid third wheel. After all, I had already put in a full weekend shift in that role. We had lunch at Sol de Patagonia Almacén de Familia, located in the village of Los Cardales. The meal was great. I had medialuna de jamón y queso, which is a sweet croissant with ham and cheese, along with a cappuccino. I don’t know what it is about Argentina, but the cappuccinos here are incredibly good. I might’ve had more than just a few since arriving, but they’ve never disappointed! After lunch, we returned to the weekend house to gather our things before heading back. We picked Tomas up and then made the trip back to Buenos Aires.


To finish off the day, we had empanadas for dinner, which have been one of my favorite foods during my stay.


-Ayden W.







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