Ok so I have wanted to update for some time now, but it has been pretty crazy for me here! Any free moments I have at home I am working or sleeping! So here is a quick update:
This weekend I went to a beach in Uruguay called Punta del Este. It is supposed to be the ritzy Hamptons-like get-away for Buenos Aires. But it just seemed like any other beach town to me. Not to mention, NO ONE accepted credit cards and we were only able to find one working ATM. It of course was in the farthest area of town from our hostel. But what I did love, aside from the beach, was the exchange rate. For two nights, our hostel cost 950 Uruguayan pesos, or 49 US dollars. They had towels for 40 pesos, or 2 USD. And even though no one accepted credit cards, everyone accepted Uruguayan pesos, Argentinean pesos, US dollars and Brazilian reals.
But after we finally checked in we hit the beach and it was BEAUTIFUL! Cold, but BEAUTIFUL! And even though we applied and reapplied sunscreen, some of us fried. We rented umbrellas for the next days! Other than that it felt like one very long day of beaches, no AC and fun. We ended up being a group of 12 and we had a blast!! But I must say, one of the best parts of the trip was the Peruvian restaurant I went to one afternoon. It was the best food I have had since arriving in South America. LOVE!
Since then I have been absolutely overloaded with work! I started off with a normal amount and suddenly this week everything blew up! I will definitely be doing some work from home from now until BAFWEEK. I am still trying to learn all the designers and may have a summary post to help me!
Last night my friends and I headed to a futbol game (soccer). It was a ton of fun but it was POURING!! I had a pancho and I was still soaked through! I am still a little cold! And after we left it was IMPOSSIBLE to find a taxi. Since my purse was under my pancho, I held it up and put my hand on my back to look pregnant hoping a cab driver would take pity. But my friend got a cab before I had a chance to strut my stuff! But I know it would have worked!
Ok, off to work! Tonight, TANGO SHOW!!!
*new favorite translations:
- hip hop in Portuguese in Hipi Hopi (the spelling may be off but you get the idea!!)
- this one was found by a friend at a restaurant – burrito de pollo o carne = little donkey of chicken or meat
Wow!! Sounds like your life is rockinnn!! Lol it’s been so long since high school so I wouldn’t be too surprised if you don’t remember me lol. Anyway, nice blogs and happy travels! =)
HAHA. Hipi hopi. Actually it’s spelled the same way as in English just pronounced differently. Syllables that end in some particular consonants have an ‘ee’ sound added. For example, ‘rock’ is pronounced like ‘hockey’. Lol. I’m taking Portuguese now
Love reading your posts. I’m so jealous!