A Taste of BsAs

This is my bedroom!! I feel very comfortable here, except that it has tile floor. Brrr!!

















This is my first steak in Argentina! It was quite deliciosa with my Coca Cola light. I had to get that in there because Betsy will appreciate it. :-)

Oh, and I really don't think it's a correct idea that Argentina consumes excessive amounts of beef. I am thinking that is more true with pastas. Very much an influence from Italy.

Today I took my placement exam for our first month of Spanish. It went fairly well I thought. I got placed in Intermediate II, which is on the more advanced end of the spectrum. After our exam, I walked around with the people from our program and got some lunch at a local mall. It was actually a French café that I got my food at and I thought of Em. I miss her. I hope all is well in Francia. We also went to pay the woman for our homestay for this month. However, I have travelers checks and she will only accept cash. This is a problem because I now have class from 9:30-2:30 and the bank opens at 10 and close at 3. Tomorrow I am hoping that things go well with that.

Spiritually I think I am doing well. I definitely have had to trust God with a lot of stuff lately (not surprising when I should be trusting Him with my whole life!). There are definitely things that have been backsliding, but I’m trying to work on that. I have been able to talk about my faith quite a bit since coming here, which is great. Marie, the girl staying here, also is Christian and goes to a Christian college, so we have talked about some spiritual stuff. I enjoy talking to her and will miss her soon! L There is also a guy here from my program that is a Christian that I have been able to talk to a little bit and hang out with. It was funny because we were the only two that didn’t drink when we all hung out. I tried a little bit of the wine, but other than that, it’s pop for me! :-p I really have to figure out where I stand on the alcohol issue here. I’m not “of age” in the states and I think we’re technically supposed to abide by those rules, but of course no one does and it doesn’t legally matter here. Overall I don’t enjoy the taste of alcohol, but is it okay to have a drink if I want? What do you think?

Okay friends, I'm off! Comments appreciated :-)