New Zoo, McGrew Zoo
(If I had a zoo, I know just what I'd do)

 

Today was the first day of classes and it went really well! We started class at 10 am and our teacher is really awesome. I think the class is going to be really good. We get 2 breaks throughout the 5 hours that we spend at the Universidad. We have from 11:30 to 11:45 to do whatever we please and 1:30 to 2:00 to eat lunch. Then we are done at 3 pm. I thought it was going to be very difficult to be there for 5 hours, but it seems to go by very quick. I understood about 95% of what the teacher said today so I think that I will be able to pass with no problems :) 

For lunch I had packed a lunch, but by the time I got to eat my sandwich it was not very good. So, I went to the cafeteria and bought an empanada for 5 pesos...Like 1 USD and it filled me up. I also had some oreos. I think I will forget about taking the sandwiches and just spend 1 USD for lunch every day.

Universidad de Belgrano

After class, I wanted to see more of the city so I took the Subte to Palermo and walked around. At the Plaza Italia there is a zoo and botanical gardens. We went to the zoo until it closed. They had some of the strangest creatures I have ever seen. I even saw a purple snake, but due to the lighting in the cage, I couldn't get a very good picture.

What do you get when you breed a rabbit and a deer?!

No, they are not plastic flamingos, they are very real.

This is just to prove that I was really there and my hair is crazy!

The purple snake. Not a good picture. (Sorry Mashie)

Tortugas!! (Just like Wayne and Gertie)

Tomorrow we will go to the botanical gardens since we didn’t make it today. We didn’t have to be home for dinner until 9 pm so we spent a lot of time walking up and down Av Sante Fe. There are a ton of shops here and it was very nice to get a feel for the city. I can’t wait to see what else there is to do! After we caught the Subte back to where we live, we stopped at a café and I had this very delicious almond ice cream with almonds in it.                                                                                          

"The Pregnant Lady"

"The Pregnant Lady" is what you do when walking in the streets to make sure that people don't rob you. Most everyone around here walks around like this, so don't worry I am not the only one that looks silly.

Now I have to do my homework for tomorrow. I almost forgot! Then eat and shower and hopefully get a full night’s sleep, which I have not had since I have been here. Ugh.