Speed Dating!

Last night Steve and I decided to try something new in order to practice our Spanish and meet some people in the city. Online, we found a program called Spanglish, which is very similar to what we all call Speed Dating! Never would I have thought I could do such a thing, but that is why we are here…to step out of our comfort zones and have new experiences! It’s not actually a dating program, but rather a group of people that want to practice their Spanish or English. We met at a bar and there were about 25 people there…half Argentine and half native English speakers. We were assigned table numbers to start at and began the rotations. Ten minutes talking to a native Spanish speaker…5 minutes in English, 5 in Spanish. It was actually a really cool program…after a couple of Cervezas I was feeling pretty confident in my Spanish and this was exactly what I needed to bring it back! We met some very nice people, both from Argentina and from all over the world. We even ended up going out to dinner (at 10:00 PM which is considered early for the Argentines!) with a guy from Argentina…speaking in Spanish the whole time.

Tonight we are leaving for Mendoza, which is the wine region of Argentina. We’re taking an overnight bus and the ride is about 13 hours…the buses are supposed to be great, with seats that recline completely into beds, movies, dinner and wine. We’ll see. In Mendoza, we are planning to rent bikes and do a tour of the vineyards. Hopefully we can still ride in a straight line by the end of the day! Will plan to post pictures on Monday!

Besos!