I went to Argentina! Mendoza, Argentina. We had a long weekend, so I was there from friday Oct 9 to monday Oct 12. I have been wanting to travel, and I finally got the chance! I started talking to my friend Pam, another gringa, and she invited me to go to Mendoza. We were a total of 6. There was me, Pam, Jessi, Emma, and the chilean host moms of Jessi and Emma. We went to buy our bus tickets and they only costed 24,000 pesos for each ticket. It was a little less than $50. It is an 8 hour bus ride! The longest time I think I have ever been in a bus. This included coffe/tea, soda, a sandwich, and an alfajor (which are these AMAZING cookies. They are made with this carmel "manjar" in the middle). My brother Bobby is obsessed with manjar! He couldn't get enough of it when he was here. Don't worry bud we can make some when I get back home! I am going to learn how to make it, but it seems really simple. Our bus left early friday morning at 8:30am. 8 hours later we arrived in Mendoza! It was really warm! Definitely felt like a warmer spring than we were currently having in Chile. We eventually found a hostel and settled down. I felt like I was back at summer camp. A room filled with bunk beds and all girls!
When I told my host family that I was going to go to Argentina everyone agreed that I need to eat A LOT of carne (meat)! Matias (my host brother) and Alicia (my host mom) especially stressed this! And they were SO RIGHT. Meat there is REALLY cheap and REALLY TASTY. One night for dinner I tried Bife Chorizo. mmm my mouth still waters when I think about it. haha. I also tried my first "submarino" like the word submarine in English. It is like a hot chocolate. It is warmed milk that is served with a really rich chocolate bar. You drop the chocolate bar into the cup and let it melt a little bit. Then in every spoonful you get the yummy combination of chocolate and warm milk. mmm
We also went to a buffet or a "tenedor libre" (free fork). We ate all kinds of yummy food. There was even a stir fry noodle dish that was almost good asian food. I really miss all of my favorite asian food back at home. =)
I discovered that Argentinians are exceptionally friendly. They really go out of their way to tell you to take care, and that you stay in good health. Everyone was super friendly, when we were in need of directions. I started up so many conversations with people at the feria (art fair). We went to a big feria in the main plaza called "Plaza Independencia." I was told several times that I have a Chilean accent! =P hahaha I felt proud. I definitely confused some people in Argentina. They knew I wasn't Chilean, but they couldn't understand why I was talking in Spanish like the Chileans. They also have a distinct accent as well. I picked up on their accent really fast. I think I have their accent down. Haha I can say a couple words and phrases the way they do. They use a lot of the "sh" sound. For example they pronounce Chile => "Shile."
It was overall a great trip. Relaxing and fun. I really want to go back sometime in the future.
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