Okay so I'm updating my blog once again.
Today, we are going to Tigre!!!!!!! I'm super stoked!! And then tonight we're going to a boliche (a club) called Asia de Cuba to eat and then dance allll night til 4-5 am or later (earlier?). Should be fun! I don't know what to wear, but no worries.
The first thing on my mind is the 15 mosquito bites on my legs and ankles. Last night I couldn't sleep for like 3 hours because they itched so much, so I decided I had three options.
1. Wake up Marcela and ask if she had any cream to make the itching go away
2. Suck it up
3. Look online to see if I can find something that I already own to make the itching go away.
I chose three because I didn't want to wake Marcela up (even though I'm sure she wouldn't mind), I wanted to sleep, and I didn't want to itch anymore. So this is gonna sound crazy but I found a website of alternative medicine for mosquito bites, which suggested putting toothpaste on the bites...something about the Fluoride? Anyway, I put a ton of toothpaste all over each bite and then covered the bites with tape, so I didn't ruin any sheets or anything. Well, in the end, IT WORKED!! So now you know that if you don't have anti-itch cream, toothpaste works just fine.
Yesterday was the UB orientation, which was pretty interesting. I am definitely excited for the porteños (people from Buenos Aires) to come back to school when the semester officially starts. Then I can make more friends and be more immersed in the culture. It was great that we had the orientation because when class got out, it was pouring outside, but by the time we were through, it stopped raining. It really stinks because I have a really nice raincoat but I never know it's going to rain, so I never have it. After school, I was debating whether I should go shopping or not. There are really good sales and I need to buy some shorts, but I'm also trying to save money for my upcoming trips. So I ended up just getting a manicure since my nails were looking disastrous. It was my first french manicure and it's lovely...and cheap! I only paid $20 pesos ($5.71 USD) and it looks great. Then last night, Annelise and I went out for her to eat something and I got a smoothie. Mmmm the smoothies here are sooooo good!
The day before was really weird. There was a bomb threat at the University of Belgrano, but it was a false alarm in the end (Don't worry....this is not typical). We evacuated the school and waited around, but since my class was ending anyway, I went back home. Luckily my friend Shary picked up my backpack later since I left it in the classroom during lunch. To make really no story short, nothing happened but I was glad that the University took it seriously.
Well those are pretty much the highlights of my week! I hope you laughed at the toothpaste part ; )
Con amor,
Julieta
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Toothpaste DOES work! I do that in Minnesota all the time! It's a weird idea, but there's something in there that blocks those receptors in the cells! It sounds like you're having fun (even with the bomb threat!) Yay Julia!!!
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