Within two weeks I’ll be here in Argentina for two months and although I can hardly believe it myself, it’s still a reality. Time goes incredibly fast and that makes me realize that I really have to enjoy every moment. For the time being my return may seem very far away but I also realize that at some point this will come very close.

First of all, I’m fine. It has been quiet for a while around my blog but this was because I actually had nothing special to say. I just went to school and I had the same weekly activities. As I just said everything is going well with me, more than good itself. At the moment I am really happy and that is mainly because of my fantastic family and friends. When I think about it I think it’s really crazy how quickly I’ve gotten close to them and I’m really incredibly happy with that. When people ask me the question “do you miss Belgium?” or “do you miss your family and friends?” I find it strange on the one hand that I answer with no, especially because it was very hard for me to say goodbye. On the other hand, I think this is perfectly normal. Just because I feel so good here and have such a good relationship with everyone, I don’t feel like I’m missing something or I’m missing something that’s very important to me. Of course it is possible that I will suffer from this later but that is not something I am worried about right now.

My Spanish is getting better and better. I am really surprised that this goes so smoothly because in the end I’m only here a little longer than a month. I go to Spanish classes twice a week and at the moment I understand almost everything. (If they talk at a normal pace anyway). Speaking goes well in my opinion but is still not flawless. I find it especially difficult to conjugate verbs at the right time and there are also many words I don’t know yet. Although I still make mistakes, I’m really happy that I’ve grown so much in recent weeks. It gives me a really good feeling!

As I said before, I haven’t done many other things outside the weekend. I went to Rosario two weeks ago. It was the birthday of Charlotte, another Belgian exchange student with whom I came to Argentina. During that weekend I met the group of AFS students from there, celebrated Charlotte’s birthday and of course I went to explore the city with her. I certainly enjoyed it, but to be honest, I’m glad I don’t live in such a big city.

Last Friday I went to the “boliche”, “the disco” for the first time and I loved it! After having slept for a few hours, I left Saturday afternoon already on shock but this time for AFS. Together with Julia, an American exchange student in my city, I travelled to Parana for our second orientation. There we discussed our first month and many other things like the many differences with our own country. Although it was certainly a successful weekend for me, I was especially happy that I could crawl into my bed on Sunday evening.

So, here’s my update. I will certainly keep you posted, see you soon! Chau x