Quick post before we went up with some friends from the ISA program!

Tonight we had Noquis del 29. It is tradition in Argentina that every 29th of the month you eat Gnocchis for dinner and when you eat them you put pesos under your plate for good luck : ) Grace told me in Spanish and I looked it up online but it is a religious tradition that was started a long time ago by a saint, San Pantaleón,  from Italy. He was sharing food with a man and prophesised that he would have good look and turns out that next here he had a very bountiful crop and so the tradition of Noquis del 29 began! It is also said that since the 29th is towards the end of the month, Noquis (potato noodles) were also a very cheap choice for families living on the last parts of a month's pay. I learn something new each day! : ))

The meeting with my advisor went really well actually! It looks like I will be able to take all the classes that I wanted to and I will have the next 2 weeks to go to all the different ones and try them out before I make my decision! Cool! Had ANOTHER orientation with a man from the USA Embassy down here and he thrououghly scared us once again into not doing anything stupid once again, CRAZY STORIES! haha Tomorrow is the first ISA excursion to El Tigre : )) I will takes lots of photos and hopefully not loose them this time!
Ciao!

"May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance." 2 Thessalonians 3:5

Mate in the park! With Emma and Jenny. Another lovely face from Emma : )

The food still impresses me here! Look at those trees on our Margherita pizza!

Noquis del 29! Grace said I had to put this photo on as well to show my family that she is feeding me vegetables : )

With 50 pesos under my plate!