Chau Humeda, Hola Tormenta

Yesterday I could barely walk up the three flights of stairs to my apartment with being totally covered in sweat. I wake up this morning to rain, rain, rain! A storm is coming and its going to be pretty big I hear. The name is o I forgot, doesn't matter but it's going to be huge, its developing right now and tomorrow is when it will hit. Well, goodbye to the little hint of spring time we had. So yesterday, I went on a nice walk to the park, a local park called Jardin Botanico, and I sat and read for my Political Science class. I 'm reading about the history of Brasil during the 1900s and their many changes in political leaders and dictatorship. I already learned about this subject in my Latin American Politics class in the US but now its in far greater detail. Very interesting! Plus, when I read I only look at my dictionary maybe every half hour, which is great! I'm finally at a level with reading where I can comprehend the majority. Last night, my friend Facundo came over and we had a mate and noche de charla or a night of chatting. Its typical here for Argentines to get together and chat while drinking mate. Mate is the herb that is used to make green tea, what they do is put it into this cup made out of wood, put the herb in, put hot water over it, and then drink it from a bombillo or straw. It's not super hot but its hot, o man it was great! After he left, I was able to stay focused on my studies because usually when I'm studying my mind drifts off into space, I have a hard time concentrating like right now I'm thinking about other things as I'm doing this haha. Anyway, now I know what I'll be drinking when it's time to study or read. However, not late in the night because I noticed that the caffiene that it has does make me a little hyper, not like coffee but I can feel a little buzz. Well, that was a great time and now its raining :( but I love the rain so not really too sad. Growing up in Salinas, a city that is cold and rainy most of the year, really makes you appreciate the rain. Like when me and my sister would have rain mud fights outside hahaha! Well, today I have Argentine Literature and I have my homework done yay! Nothing much else is going on, on the 17th I can get my student visa. Yay! Well, talk to you all soon, love you lots. Chau
Raquelita