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A Little Pampering

Well things have been winding down and since my dad didn't arrive this morning, I went to class to review. This was very needed and it helped me so much! I feel like this past month has gone by in a weeks time and I'm not really sure how I feel about it. My head has been crammed with Spanish and I'm not really sure I improved my Spanish skills with all that has been throw at me in the last month. I know there is some, but there is still room for more. I am ready to be done with classes and enjoy my time with my dad and cousin traveling around South America, if they ever get on a flight here :)

As I prepare for my tests here, I have been trying not to stress and to take some time to enjoy myself. While in Iguazu I spent an hour at the hotel spa getting a very nice and much needed massage. Yesterday I went to a salon and got a manicure and pedicure and it was awesome to just sit there and relax! All pampering stuff here is very cheap. I paid about $18 for both my pedicure and manicure and it was really high quality. That would never happen in the United States! Pupi keeps telling me that I need to get my legs waxed here because it is super ubber cheap. I just nod my head and smile :)

Today I had my written final and I think it went alright. Tomorrow I have my oral final and I'm not too worried about it since it will be just like a normal conversation with a local. Hopefully it goes pretty well. After tomorrow I will be done with my program and everyone else is leaving on Saturday. Dad and Georgia were supposed to be here this morning, but after they let them on the plane last night and pulled the jetway back from the plane, they put it back and kicked them out of their seats because another plane came in late with passengers :( It was quite depressing.

Today we took the bus back to Recoleta Cemetery and the church that is right next to it. I walked around and checked out the above-ground graves in more detail...it was really quite interesting to see all these coffins just laid in a cabinet within the tombs. This cemetery is where all the richest people from Buenos Aires are buried. I saw the tomb where Eva Peron (Evita) is laid, so that was really exciting. After this we walked through all of the artisan shops and admired their handicraft. One lady was not very nice and yelled at me for touching a scarf...oops. From there we walked to this giant flower that is solar powered. It opens during the day and closes at night. It is massive and is really really cool!