Not gonna lie, I’ve been anxiously awaiting the day when it would be appropriate to create this blog entry. Now that I have 3 weeks left, I’m going to deem it appropriate. So, without further ado, here it is:
Top 10 things I’m most excited for when I get home
1. People. I cannot even wait to see my friends and family at home. Being away makes me appreciate their friendship even more. Don’t get me wrong, I have friends here, but there’s nothing like the community I have at home. If you’re one of my friends from PA and you’re reading this, know you’ve been on my mind, even though I readily admit I haven’t been the best at keeping in touch.
2. Food. Seriously, all I eat here are carbs and meat. I’m ready for some vegetables and fruit. Bring on the health food!
3. Having motivation to run. Honestly, it’s so much more exciting to go running with trees and fresh air around me than trying to dodge people, stop at traffic lights, and find a park.
4. Not being catcalled in the street. Or looked up and down on the subte. Or just hit on in the bookstore (“You look like Juliet in the balcony” was officially the classiest pick up line I’ve heard yet). Seriously, Argentine guys, I have a boyfriend, and don’t find it all that flattering to be looked at for my body. Especially when you decide to say “I love you” in the streets. To me, that phrase means way more than you’re making it mean, and it’s slightly like slapping me in the face to throw around such important English phrases without thinking.
5. English. Seriously, reading for classes in English is going to seem a little easy. It will be very nice to not second-guess whether I heard the professor right.
6. Proper Sidewalks. Sidewalks that don’t have dog poop all over them and aren’t tilted at a different angle every 10th step will be really nice. This city is honestly very dirty, and that is very much reflected in the sidewalks.
7. Snow. I’m not exactly sure what it is, but something in me know that it should be fall, going into winter. I just can’t quite seem to adjust to the fact that it’s supposed to be approaching 80 degrees right now.
8. A normal time schedule. I’ve started to get used to the Argentine time schedule, where everything just starts later in the day, but I still think I will readily embrace following the sun (more or less) in order to dictate what my schedule should be. No more of this meeting people at midnight!
9. Having most things run smoothly. All these strikes are kind of hard to keep up with. Along with all the holidays. *Side note: Wednesday Argentina decided to create a new holiday. For 3 weeks from now. That’s right, everyone, change your schedules, because Argentina decided not to work on November 22.
10. Living with (or near) my friends. Although I really can’t complain about this too much, it’s definitely a little hard to live a half an hour from most of my friends. I’m excited for when I can just pop into their rooms or walk down the street or bike up to the dorms.
Watch for next week’s Top 10 Things I Will Miss About Buenos Aires! Unless I get a better idea for a blog post, that is.
Location: buenos aires, argentina
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Rachel, I was just thinking about all of this myself! I think a lot of people who are abroad right now are going through a similar mid-term slump with missing home. I can’t wait for snow! And as far as the meet and bread goes, at least your only options are not mince pies and spaghetti sauce with meat.
The same goes for me about keeping in touch…I am seriously missing my friends from home (even though I am pretty bad at keeping them updated and getting updates from them). So take comfort in the fact that at least one other person feels the same as you! I like that your next post will be the top ten things you are going to miss about Buenos Aires though 🙂