Thursday was finally the day, a day we had been looking forward to for so long. There I was, together with all the other AFS students who were going to leave for Argentina at Brussels Airport that day. Our big adventure finally started and everyone was already ready to leave, although we had to say goodbye to our family, and that was anything but easy.

Once we had said goodbye, it was time to go. Since we didn’t have a direct flight from Brussels to Buenos Aires, we had to fly via Frankfurt, which took only an hour. There everything went very smoothly and we met other AFS-students ourselves, with whom we talked for a while and with whom we would sit on the same plane. When we finally had to go boarding it went wrong. There was a security problem which made it impossible for our flight to go ahead and unfortunately we wouldn’t be in Buenos Aires in the morning. Luckily AFS arranged everything and we could sleep in Frankfurt as well as in Buenos Aires because we were going to arrive there late.

To get from Buenos Aires to Gualeguay I had to spend three hours on the bus. Luckily that wasn’t that long compared to some of my friends, who still had fifteen hours to go. Although I wanted to enjoy the landscape very much, I was so tired that I dozed off to sleep. For a moment I even thought we had passed my town, oops. Once arrived, my family and volunteers from AFS were waiting for me and I couldn’t have wished for a better reception, I felt right at home. That evening we just drove around by car in the city and I was impressed by how cozy it really is here. Everywhere there are people and you hear music. For a moment it looked like I was on holiday.

Sunday was as quiet as Saturday. Together with my mother, sisters, my grandmother and Lula (our dog) I went to the farm, which is just outside the city. We went for a walk there and a bit later in the afternoon we had some rest, because as everyone knows, Argentina is known for its siesta. When we came back I went with my oldest sister Giuliana to see her friends for a while.

Anyway, I am doing very well here. I have a fantastic family who take very good care of me and I learn some Spanish words every day. Of course I hope to master the language quickly because at the moment it is not always easy to express myself or to understand something. I’m not too worried about it, it’s only my fourth day here and I’m doing it step by step and that’s how I’ll get there. I will certainly keep you informed on a weekly basis. Next week I will also go to school for the first time so I will have a lot more to say.

See you soon, chau!

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