Oh Shit! I went to Mendoza!
I almost forgot! I went to Mendoza and had a ballin’ time with Sarah and Sophia. Although the purpose of our trip wasn’t to get tipsy, we went on two wine tours and got to see 4 vineyards/ wineries- Viniterra, Wienert, Las Cavas de Don Arturo and some other place I don’t remember right now. Before we arrived, we had planned to visit the wineries by ourselves. However, going on group tours is much, much, cheaper because transportation to the wineries is very costly. The best part of the trip was our stay at Hostel Alamo. The people and staff that we met made our trip. We met a man at the hostel named Chris AKA “Wine Guy” who took us to the Carrefour supermarket and showed us all the great Malbecs. In return we gave him love advice.
At Viniterra with Sophia
The casks of Weinert….small men go through those doors to clean!
Buddies under the grape vines!
Sophia and I are planning on going back for Vendimia, the wine festival!
Resolutions
My first semester in Buenos Aires was acceptable. I learned Spanish, made friends with cool people, saw some sights, drank wine. However, I felt like I wasn’t doing it right- there’s so much I haven’t seen, so many people I haven’t met, so many foods I haven’t eaten. So I have another semester to make things right or at least better. Which leads me to my resolutions:
-Blog at least once a week
-Go out to a club at least once a week
-Exercise 2-3 times a week and try spinning
-Learn slackline
-Set aside one day for exploring the city
-Make more friends (especially in classes)
-Continue volunteering
Attainable? Maybe. I am lucky to have a semester to do it over!
