We took the day off of school yesterday to finally enjoy some nice weather. It was about 60 here so we walked down to "bosques de palermo" which is sort of the equivalent to central park in NYC. When we finally figured out how to get there we found a man with tons of "bikes" to rent and ride around the park in so we got on the first four person bike I've ever seen.
I also came across my first Subway in Argentina (I have a serious addiction and have been in withdraw since I came to BA) So today we're going to have lunch there and do a little shopping.
Its Independence day here tomorrow, as well as elections which have 100% mandatory voting for every citizen over 18. People her are so into politics, especially people my age. They are so much more informed and concerned in comparison to my experiences with people my age in the states.
Thursday afternoon we went to see the "Madres de plaza de Mayo" who are the mothers of the 30,000 desaparecidos - people who were kidnapped by the government during the dirty war in the 70's. They have marched around the government buildings every single Thursday afternoon since the seventies. We've learned so much about the history of Argentina its really interesting to get a chance to be so involved in a completely new culture.
-On a bad note I had my first experience with robbing, my ipod was taken out of my bag as I was packed into the subway. Other than that, I am feeling like a pretty lucky girl here.
Chau :)
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