I know it's been a few days since my last post, but I wanted to have a few more exciting details to share, beyond going to school and having a cheese sandwich for dinner (I did not lead a very exciting life during the past week!).

On Wednesday I went to see the place I have rented for September, because I had to decide whether I wanted to rent it through the end of the year.  It was pretty cute and clean and modern, so I decided to go for it.  It's a studio but it has a good layout, with the bed off to the side in a little nook, and the kitchen is separated as well (I promise to post some photos once I am settled next week).  The location is very good - the block is quiet and actually has lots of trees (very rare here) with a little playground on an island in the middle of the street.  It's owned by an American woman whose daughter lives here, in the same neighborhood, so it's nice to know that if something goes wrong I can explain it in English.

On Friday I actually socialized with other people!!  In the afternoon I met up with some people from a BA expats website and met some nice people who are mostly here studying Spanish or teaching English.  Then, in the evening, I went out with two of the people that I go to classes with (a Canadian girl and an Aussie guy).  We definitely experienced the social time differences here - we arrived at the bar at 8.30 and it was completely empty with only a few waitresses standing around.  It was only around 9.30-10 that it started to fill up.  The nice thing is that most places do happy hours that go until 10 or 11, since that is "early", so us Americans can enjoy cheaper drinks!

Today I did my first touristy activity and went to the San Telmo market.  It's a huge artisans and antique fair, although there are also a few stands selling fake Ray-Bans and socks (which is useful for when I inevitably lose my sunglasses and run out of clean socks!).  It was a beautiful day, so it was really nice to just walk around and check out everything for sale.  San Telmo is one of the older neighborhoods in the city and still has a lot of the great old architecture and cobbled streets.  I definitely want to go back not on a Sunday and check out the neighborhood when it's a bit less crowded.

And now I have to do my homework!  I feel like it's back to high school...I of course waited until Sunday night to get started!