sooooo. since my last blog i went to a family bbq with delish argentine meat.. yum yum
the children were there, so adorable. the boy, juan cruz, is such a lil meanie to his lil sister, ana ines. they found bugs and ana was freaking out but juan found it really amusing.
also im starting to get into the habit of having a cup of wine with dinner...i like this whole being legal thing.
anyway, before the bbq which started at like 9:30 pm. i went around with my cousin romi and her children as we went to visit one of her friends and had some mate. after that we went to my uncles and had the bbq. we talked about how here in argentina kids that has the possibility of coming back home during the weekends when away at college do. so they asked me if i came home every weekend...i laughed and said no no. and i had to explain what the college experience is like in the states.
i also got to explain the greek system to my cousin....lots of fun.
anyway the next day i watched the latest vampire diaires online...o wow. drama. and then my aunt came with me to introduce myself to the newspaper and establish my hours and my role. ..i was terrified. after that i went on some errends with my aunt and then she dropped me off at my cousins kids chior where i helped out. they made me sing...i cant sing. so tramatizing. expecially when my aunt prefaces it with giving the kids permission to laugh at me. hahha.
the kids were cute though.
anyway after that ended i helped my cousin pack up and we went to my aunts. i then helped my aunt with lunch...which was served say around like 2 pm. after that my other uncle and aunt stopped by for a bit. then i chatting a bit online and took a nap. then OFF TO THE NEWSPAPER
i was terrified. i get there and theyre ready to assign me a story just like that...with interviewing ppl in spanish and everything. i was tramatized i said i think it would be best to shadow someone first and then give me a story to make sure i do it right. she said okay. so she introduced me to the staff...its small the whole newspaper is not even the size of the news staff at the daily. theres like 3 main journalist that do the majority of the work. they also dont byline their articles..which is kinda strange but whatever.
they assigned me four stories. they get press releases and when they do they either directly print that (which again is dif from what im used to) or they make an article based on the press release....kinda like the blogs on the daily's website. anyway so i did four of those, with one of them where i had to give contextual info by looking at old articles.
all in spanish.
it was scary but!!! theyre on the website now!! http://www.laopinionaustral.com.ar/diario.asp?Modo
sooo crazy!
anyway. i also shadowed a reporter, her name was mariana, very nice lady, as she went to cover and event with two photogs.
i was there at the paper from 4:30 to like 10 pm. no dinner break. i brought snacks but i was starving by then. i then called a cab..first time ever doing that alone..and waited for it clutching my kubaton and mace in my pocket as i waited and then got in teh cab. the guy looks at me and is like your not from around here are you? soo then he found out i live in the states and started speaking english to me. then i get to my aunts...cross my fingers that shes home and she was. and yay! i made it all on my own. HUGE D. then i had dinner...two different plates. i told her she should be happy i never eat so much. and then we had some wine to celebrate.
after that i just chilled a bit, uploaded pictures and skyped with some ppls.
then today my cousin stopped by to say hello. my aunt showed me what ill be doing for the music class, i watched gossip girl, showered, and now im waiting for lunch! yum yum.
after that ill probs do music and then come 430 back to the paper for another adventure!!
k. thats all for now.
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