July 6- After what seemed like the longest day of class ever (not like 5 hours isn't long to begin with), I went to the Chacarita Cemetery. This place is quite similar to the Recoleta Cemetery (if you read about or saw my photos of that place). Chacarita had all the giant house-sized above-ground "gravestones" just like Recoleta, but here, you could go underground to see all the crypts and tombs. It was basically rows and rows of post office box looking tombs. Talk about WEIRD. And the place was empty. On the walk home, I got a 1/4 kilo of ice cream (... but the ice cream is just SO GOOD here... it's impossible to stop eating...) and took the subte to Pueyrredon. I went to the Museo de Bellas Artes (for not very long... so boring...) then ended up walking all the way to Plaza Italia (which I must say, is a much longer walk than I was expecting... it took a good couple hours... in the dark). I went through a beautiful park though, so I plan to go back there sometime in the daylight. I did my homework, and then we had empanadas for dinner.
July 7- Class was so much better today (we have a not so good prof Mon and Tues, then a really great prof Wed-Fri). After class, I took the bus to MALBA (museo de arte latinoamericano de buenos aires) and got in for free (Wed is free with student ID)... and I'm SO GLAD it was free... my god I hate museums... I just feel like it's necessary to visit the famous ones. This one was odd. Lots and lots of nude photos... Argentina is definitely a lot more... accepting... than the United States. Nude photos everywhere and playboy style magazines sitting out for everyone to see on the street corners. Weird. Anyway. Now, I am done with museums. After that, I went to nearby mall and bought a few CDs by Argentine artists and a book in spanish called "diccionario de la ciencia" or science dictionary. hahahaha. yes. I would, I know. :) I also had fabulous white chocolate ice cream and stood in awe of the giant crowd that literally formed in the middle of the mall to watch the Spain vs. Germany world cup semifinal. A TV store put a giant TV out near the entrance of their store and everyone just crammed around to watch it. WOW. I walked around some more near the area I walked around yesterday, took some photos of the Galileo Planetarium (it was closed by the time I got there), and FINALLY found the paseo de rosedal (which was also closed by the time I got there). But at least now I know where everything is near the 3 de febrero park so I can go there another day right after class. Did my homework... ripped CDs onto my computer... uploaded facebook videos... dinner... shower... bed.
p.s. In addition to putting up all my Iguazu photos on facebook, I've also uploaded two videos to from when I watched an Argentina World Cup game in the Plaza de San Martin, as well as 3 videos I took at Iguazu Falls (since the pictures don't nearly do justice). Enjoy!
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