Nos festejamos

I have a lot to celebrate this week! I just finished regular classes at UB, so now I just have to take a few finals, write a paper, and its off to Patagonia! Thursday was my friend Lia's 21st birthday, so a group of girls from the soccer team & I went to her apartment after dinner to hang out and eat chocotorta (which I will never get tired of!) then went to a dance club called Roxy.

This Friday my university had a farewell ceremony for all of its international students, and we all got medals for finishing out the semester haha. On Saturday morning, we played a soccer game against a tough team that we faced in our very first game, and unfortunately we lost by one goal. But we had fun and got cool new jerseys. (side note: my field hockey team from high school won a state championship the same day, so I was too excited to be sad about losing the soccer game!) In the afternoon I went to the marcha del orgullo gay, a gay pride festival at Plaza de Mayo, which was an explosion of color & crazy costumes. On my way home, I ran into a group of people offering abrazos gratis--the Free Hug Campaign has made its way to South America! It felt great to get a hug from a stranger, especially in BsAs where it can be easy to get lost in the crowd.

Sunday was dedicated to writing a 6-page single-spaced final paper, just horrible. I can't wait to get it finished and be done with my finals so that I can enjoy a vacation with my friends!