Yesterday we took a tour of the city. As you can hopefully see from some of the pictures on snapfish, it is quite an amazing place…very European but at the same time part American and similar to Mexico. There are SO many incredible French and Italian-style buildings. Additionally, there are many old mansions that have since been turned into embassies and museums. We toured one such mansion today which has since been turned into the Museum of Decorative Art. It was so cool to walk through the building, imagining what it would have been like to have been one of the Argintine elite at the turn of the century (1900s.) It had an incredible ball room, dining room, study, sitting room, all of the rooms a rich aristocrat would need to entertain a few hundred people.
Throughout our city tour yesterday, Beth continually pointed out (since she knows our schedule better than anyone except for Miriam, the person in charge) that we would be returning to most of those places throughout the course of the month. This was exciting news since so many of the places looked very interesting and worth exploring more!
After the tour yesterday, we had a meeting downtown to become acquainted with the district officers of the Rotary club. They had a nice reception for us complete with little sandwiches and deserts. All of the Rotarians we have met, including the ones at the meeting yesterday have been incredibly gracious, generous, patient (with our Spanish) and kind! I think we have all questioned at one point if we are truly deserving of such wonderful treatment and generosity as well as that we hope to one day repay our debts by giving back in anyway we can!
Walking to the meeting was very interesting and similar to walking in Times Squary in New York City, busy! There were so many people out and about walking partly because there had been a televised version of the mass for the pope as well as just because BA is a happening city.
Today we had our first presentation at the Palermo Rotary club. We all feel like the presentation went well and we enjoyed our time with the Palermo club. One of the members of the club is going to take Jen and I running in the morning and Beth walking, so we are very excited to have met a fellow exercise fan who will take us out running.
After the Rotary meeting, we toured the Automobile Museum as well as the Botanical Gardens. Both were interesting, although I have a feeling my husband would have been much more into the history of the cars than I was.
I spent a nice evening with my host family who I am so greatly going to miss after we change homes on Friday! They have been so wonderful and have taught me much just by me observing their family. I have to admit that I was a bit nervous about living in people’s homes for a week at a time, but it has been absolutely the best part of this experience. I know I have learned more Spanish and more about the culture than I would have learned even after living here alone for a year! It has been fantastic!
Well, we are up early tomorrow so I better cut this short. Tomorrow we are off to the Japanese Gardens, the Paul Harris monument, lunch on the coast of the river, the Museum of Latin American Art and our next Rotary Club meeting and presentation. Phew!
Bueno. Nos Vemos al rato!
Alecia
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