nightly adventures.

Kind of as a follow-up to the post about my host family, I've been meaning to write about dinners here (the aforementioned adventures, haha). And after tonight's dinner--which was super animated and entertaining--I thought I might as well do it now. (Although this will be my last one for the night...we actually have class in the morning tomorrow! It's our last day of classes :O so hard to believe...see below, haha)

Anyway! Dinner here with my family is always really fun :D Some nights are more crazy than others, but it's always really enjoyable for me. One of my favorite parts (if not my favorite) of the day. With all our different schedules, it's the only time I see everyone together (which is typical of dinner in most places and households, I'm pretty sure). In one sense, I have to remember that this is also the only time that my family sees everyone together during the day, as well. However, they've been really good about including me in the conversation, praise God. (It also helps that I've been able to understand more as the month progressed XP)
But yeah. First off, the food is always yummyyy. And I know I might just be saying that because I have pretty low standards for food in the sense that I will eat and enjoy pretty much anything (familiar or not), but if that's the case...then I'm glad to have low standards. :) and it doesn't have to be gourmet cuisine or anything (because it normally isn't--just everyday dinner food, same as in my own house). Today, we had soup with something that actually reminded me of tapioca XP but smaller and yellow. When I asked them, they just said it was soup...haha. Oh well. (in addition to salad and beef) I also like when my host mom makes tarts and milanesa :) but yeah. I like everything she (or my sisters) make.
(Also! I'm really thankful that they're fruit fans...we have fruit every night after dinner :D and it's always between apple, orange, and clementine...I've been going for the clementine every night, haha XP)
But even more than the food, I enjoy the conversation. It's just so...fun, haha. :) It's probably due to the fact that there are five of them, and they're pretty different, and together they're just so entertaining, haha. Both my siblings and my parents. The topics of conversation are different every night and usually vary widely within the same night...let's see, I remember naming the capitals of European countries, talking about their family friends...well, I guess most of the topics are escaping me =\ but they're so varied, haha. Keeps dinner very interesting.
I mean, tonight we touched on Toy Story 3, biology and ATP, Argentinian sayings by Martin Fierro, my siblings' teachers, pregnancy, and...I don't know what else XD Tonight was one of the more crazy and fun ones, haha. For one, we were all here (since my siblings aren't always all here for dinner), and it was just one of those nights when we talked a lot more and stayed at the table longer. Everyone was in a pretty good mood, even though they kept raising their voices because they just got fired up, haha XD They were being so silly. I start laughing just thinking about it :P and I can't quite describe why, haha.
Like I said, it's just really fun. I usually just like listening to all the things they say, and my input is probably made up mostly of laughter. But I'm okay with that :)
One other night, I remember they were asking me about Houston, and I got to use Sofi's iPhone to show them my neighborhood in Bellaire. They recognized the Burger King near my house XD That was fun.




...I also realized that tonight was my second to last dinner with my host family, ever :( I'm going to the symphony tomorrow night, and the times overlap...and then we're flying out on Saturday night! Ahhh! So sad. I wish I had more time here. XD I never want to leave anywhere, haha.
But yeah. It's just incredible, remembering that one post way back when, on my fourth day, when I said I couldn't believe it had already and only been four days...and now I'm sitting here with three days and two nights left in Buenos Aires! As cliche as it is, time really has zoomed past me. I can't believe I won't be here much longer...life back home in Houston (and the volunteering and shadowing that await me) seem so foreign to me right now, to be honest. And more boring XP Haha. Not the people, mind you--but Houston just can't compare with Buenos Aires as a city. :) which leads to me not wanting to leave just yet.
All the same, I know and trust that there is a time for everything, and my time here has been well-spent, I will not lie :) praise God for that! And I trust that the rest of my summer will be awesome and fruitful in a different but also awesome way. But until then.... :)
Goodnight!


//random note...it's funny, but we don't have cold water tonight XP only the hot water faucets work (although cold water comes out of them for a while, too). So...just thought that might entertain any readers familiar with the UTD Res Hall this past year. :P Either way, I hope we get it back by the morning! Small prayer request.