The past couple of days have been wonderful! On thursday I got to go out to the Sierras, which are the mountains north of Cordoba, and go to this beautiful place called Carlos Paz. Carloz Paz is a town that borders a huge resevoir, and the town is a pupular vacacion spot, and celebrity destination (I saw one!!!!), kind of like Colorados Aspen. The beaches are the stereotypical celecbrity beaches witha whole bunch of girls out sunbathing in skimpy bikinis, and a whole lot of shirtless tan boys playing football... American football. It was pretty funny. Brookes family is part of this sailing club in Carloz Paz, and they have a friend who has a sailboat, so, low and behold, I got to go sailing!!!! It was proabably one of the best things I have gotten to do since Ive been here. We got up to Carloz Paz around three, and stayed out on the water until the sun set. The middle of the lake was sort of a sancutary to get away from all the people, and the noise, and made it easy to forget about everything else. There were 7 of us all together on the boat (me, Brooke, Lena, Brookes host brother, and three of his friends), and most of the time we spent talking, swimming, sun bathing, and just plain relaxing. It was fun to swin beside the boat, and I got to do a couple dives off the side. Sailing was a such an awesome new experience! I hope to go again while Im here.
Right now I am at my friend Augus house who I met on thursday evening, she is a cousin of the family that Brooke is staying with, and lives right next door. I have come over here to hang out everyday since then. She has a pool in her backyard, and outdoor speakers that we always listen to music on, and dance. We also watch movies from a nifty projector outside that displays on this huge wall above the pool, and it is just like being in a movie theatre!! The other night us kids all made dinner together (noodles with Pesto, garlic bread, and chocolate cake for dessert) and then watched Juno outside. Each house here has a place for an Asado, which the equivilent of an American BBQ, so we always eat outside on the Asado Patio.
Today I am going into town to go check out the Passeo de Artes, which is the place where I am going to be taking dance classes. There is also a crafts fair there every weekend. Auguss mom is going to be giving us a ride soon, and I have to go help clean up the room.
Hope everyone is well, and I will write again soon.