Fun Facts About Life in BA

They drink coffee at all hours! Breakfast, lunch and dinner. BUT, they don't have coffee to go here, the waiters deliver coffee to businesses in the area and come back to get the glasses afterwards. What the heck?

Coffee isn't the only thing they have all the time here. Dulce de leche is this sweet and delicious treat that is smeared on everything. And they also put a thick layer of cheese on everything! Sounds great to most, BUT not to someone who's lactose intolerant! oh boy, it's horrible because I love both things!

Clearly as Americans, we rush too much. Argentines take their time for everything! Nothing starts or ends on time, which can be frustrating. Time is not of the essence here. People stop to look in store windows regardless of if they're running late already.

Music! Where is it? In the US, there's music playing in every store and every car that drives by. Here, it's not that common. And that very fact is driving me nuts! lol, as an American, I NEED music 24/7. Although it's a rare occurrence here, I heard someone blasting music yesterday and HE was jamming. To what, you ask? Beyonce's Put a Ring On It. lmao... wtf?

Social class is pretty evident here as well. I live in a middle class neighborhood and I have a maid! She comes 2 days a week and it's amazing! I don't have to clean anything! whooo! lol. The homeless people here remind me a lot of the ones in Philly; sleeping all over the place in the streets but many have torn up mattresses. Also, a lot of them send out their small children to ask foreigners for money which works normally I suppose.

Appearance doesn't seem too important here. I mean, everyone dresses nicely but very rarely do I see girls with styled hair which is a little weird to me. I stopped doing mine so I fit in and it actually works. When I did do my hair in a tight ponytail one day, everyone stared at me all crazy! lol.

Public transportation is interesting. The supte (subway) is wooden and really old school. It's always super hot because there's no air conditioning but it's a convenient way to travel. During rush hour, however, it gets pretty hard to breathe. I like the bus but that's hard during rush hour as well. What I have noticed is that people always give their seats up to older people and I really like that.

Class registration is HORRENDOUS and I'll never complain again about how hard it is at Temple. Everything is just so unorganized and you can never find out where your class is supposed to be and many times it changes the day it begins without warning.

Politics are very much alive in Argentina. They hate the President here and say she's like a female Bush. Since I've been here, I've seen 2 protests against her. It's actually super interesting.

Anywho, hope you enjoyed! Besos til next time!