Wednesday was Maddie's 21st birthday! We celebrated by having lunch at an awesome parrilla, then after class headed over to the apartment that Meghan is renting for her family for the week to make dinner together. Meghan & I ended up doing the actual cooking, which started out as a disaster but luckily we saved it! Celeste & her husband came too, and brought chocotorta--one of our favorite desserts. After singing 'feliz cumpleaños', Maddie opened her presents and we topped off the night by having a great sleepover. I'm so happy to have friends like these in Buenos Aires : )
My mom got here on Friday morning, and even though it was pouring rain we had a fun first day together walking around Belgrano, eating traditional foods like empanadas & alfajores, and getting cozy in the adorable apartment that we're staying in. She brought lots of the comforts of the United States with her (aka a huge box of Reese's) and gifts from loved ones back home, which really meant a lot to me.
On Saturday we went to Recoleta to see the famous cemetary and shop at the outdoor market, then in the afternoon we did an "aristocratic" walking tour through some of the fanciest, most expensive neighborhoods in the city. It was really interesting to see parts of Buenos Aires from a touristy point of view, because even though I've been here for almost four months, there are some areas that I've never been to before--and it was fun to be able to share it with my mom!
On Sunday, we went to Tigre with the girls plus Meghan & Maddie's families. My mom got her first taste of choripán, and it was nice to roam around looking for gifts for friends & family. For dinner we went to Las Cholas, one of my favorite restaurants that serves great local food, and snuggled up to watch a movie together at night--a relaxing end to a busy day.
I can't wait to spend the rest of next week introducing my mom to life in Buenos Aires!
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