It's been, one week since you looked at me...

September 11th- It's actually been 10 days since I got on my 8:45am flight out of YVR. My first week here can only be described as the most exhausting experience of my life. After a 24+ hour travel day, I spent my first week here in Argentina at a Rotary function. On Monday I went to my first day of school, which thankfully included English class. The amount of English spoken in Los Toldos is little to none, most people can say as much as "I don't speak English". Which is a huge benefit for me because I have to learn Spanish because it is impossible to survive here without it, but the effort leaves me completely beat everyday.
Anyways, I am living in a town of about 17000 people. It's small and really quiet except at about midnight when the dogs across the street from me go crazy. It's also very, very flat and we can everywhere. Which would be awesome if it wasn't so cold all the time. But I've been told that spring is coming and I can't wait.
The people here are extremely friendly, to the point that it's overwhelming. I go for runs to get time on my own because it's one of the few activities that no one wants to join me in doing.

a typical street here

the water res. the tallest building in town

my room

Everyday my spanish gets better and my homesickness lessens a little. Days the are beggining to pass faster and I'm confident this is will ultimately be an amazing and enriching experience.