El Fin de la Semana

I had my classes of Latin American Political Systems Compared and Tango Theory. Both were very interesting because the teacher tells a story of the history of Latin America and Argentina. I liked the Tango Theory class better, the teacher is a bit more entertaining. I met a girl in this class named Sam, she is from Chicago and speaks excellent Spanish. So, buddying up with her wouldn't hurt my acquisition of the language. Yesterday was a calm day here, its pretty cold still, Spring doesn't start until September 21st and yes I am counting down the days! Last night at dinner, I asked Cristian and Tito about the president and if she is well liked, and about what side of the spectrum Argentina was on. To my surprise, I learned that Argentine is more center-right according to them. From all my reading and classes in Sacramento, I had thought that most Latin American countries were all going towards the left when it comes to politics. Of course, there are the countries of Venezuela, Bolivia, and the most left Cuba, and Nicaragua is starting to move towards that direction as well. Cristian and Tito debated about the position of Honduras and then we talked about healthcare and the reform that president Obama wants for the United States. Honestly, I need to brush up on my United States current politics and news because I'm not quite sure what Obama wants for the reform. Of course, I know that he wants universal healthcare but I'm not sure of all the specks. But then again who is? So, then Cristian was asking me why we don't have universal healthcare, what happens to a person who doesn't have healthcare but is seriously injured or sick, and topics such as this. I actually thought I explained everything quite well in Spanish, so that's good. This is how I am going to learn about Latin America, by talking to Latin Americans about these hard subjects. I probably never would learn any of this staying in the United States, so I'm really glad I came here. Especially to a country that is so enthusiastic about talking about politics. Well, today I don't have school and its Friday yay! However, I'm going over to the school to ask the English department if they need any volunteer tutors for the Argentine students. If given this opportunity, I could meet Argentines, work on my Spanish with them, and have something to do since I find myself with lots of sparetime. But its hard to budget travel because the tuition fees just got raised another $1,000 a year! That basically cut my scholarship in half, what a bummer! I need to graduate soon and get a scholarship to study at a private university. Here's to hoping! O and I'm going to buy my one book I need for the semester, its photocopy book for my Literature class: 73 pesos so about $15 USD. So awesome! Anyway, talk to you all soon! Love and miss you lots, especially the fact that everytime I talk to any of you, you tell me how hot it is there, I miss the sun!
Chau chau!
Raquel