Friday we didn't have a final, because instead we had an "acto", like an assembly, for the 25th of May, Argentina's Independen
ce Day. It's also the "bicentario", the 200th year of Argentina's independence from Spain (in 1810). Almost every house and business had an Argentinean flag hanging out a window or something and all the schools were decorated with sky blue and white banners. And bonus! we had Monday and Tuesday off from school, so the family planned a trip to Molinos, a tiny pueblo about four hours away from Salta up in the hills. We didn't leave till Sunday morning, so Saturday night Yael and I went to another party in San Lorenzo, and I hung out with Freddy, another exchange student (from New Zealand) and it was really fun :)) except that we got back suuuper late and had to get up at 9:30 to leave for Molinos.
Which turned out to be great probably one of if not the best weekends here. The car ride up was so much fun, I really feel a part of the family. And it was gorgeouuus, with huge
hills/mountains, cactus, etc. amazing :) and the town was cute although really small, about 7 blocks by 7 blocks. On Monday we went into the hills on the quadracicles or whatever they're called, and then to a winery for a tour and tasting. When we got back Yael and I had to study again, we had Biology on wednesday and I had to make a 6 min. video for geography. Biology was soo hard, all the random words and names and stuff are hard enough in English! Plus I don't know basic stuff like higado, which apparently is liver. And we'd covered A LOT this tri so i had to study a crapload :( anyways, Tuesday I got up early to take a walk with Mario through the "town" and take pictures, then we visited the town church and headed out. It was such a great weekend, I didn't want it to end :)
Oh right and then this last week was busy too, studying again, and finals everyday, and then on the weekend Yael went to Buenos Aires for a temple thing. On Friday I went out to dinner with the family and then we went to the bowling alley, which is new here, and I won :p haha it was fun. After bowling Moni dropped me off at the house of one of the girls from school, Stefi, and from there we went to another fifteenth birthday party. This one you had to wear a costume to, so Stefi's mom found an old dress for me to wear since I didn't have anything. We danced and stuff and again got back pretty late, but this time I got to sleep innn :)) aha and had a relaxing weekend after the crazy two weeks of finals. We had Ken on saturday (I don't remember if I've explained what Ken is, it's where the older kids from the Temple organize activities for the younger ones, from 3 to 5:30) and then I went to an AFS thing for students from Salta who want to be exchange students. Freddy was there, although none of the other exchange students here because pretty much they're all on the trip to Iguazu that left in late May. Freddy said that she might be going too on the on that leaves the 3rd of June, so maybe we'll be going together. If it's not too late already. (I'm already signed up, but she's not.) And then that night went to dinner and bowling with the family again, which was even more fun than the night before :) and Sunday went for a walk/run with Moni while Uri and Catu rode bikes in the park. Once again, another good weekend! And finals are oveeer!! woot woot! Today I got back the one for psychology (got a eight! yes!!), physics (10!), and chemistry (9!) so I'm pretty happy, at least I know all my studying payed off. Even if the teachers go a little easy on me ;)
