"study" abroad

Wow, lots and lots to do. So I just recently heard a rumor, that the Buenos Aires program I chose is the hardest CIEE study abroad program.... I believe it. There's just work, work, work that keeps piling up! And I mean, I'm studying abroad! I wasn't expecting to actually have to do work!!...;) Just kiddin. But I am definitely learning a lot from all my classes, and having such tough classes is really helping the language skills too. Everything is starting to wind down here, final parciales and trabajos are due soon. I'll pretty much be done with everything by December 10! Which means I get a whole week just to enjoy my time here and relax, maybe do a little bit of last chance traveling. Greg gets here in T minus 10 days!!! I can't wait! We'll go around the city and do all the touristy things that I haven't gotten the chance to do yet, and maybe even take a day trip to our neighbor Uruguay.

I've been thinkin about home a lot more lately, now that I realize my time is almost up here. I know it sounds cliche, and I've said it so many times already, but I canNOT believe how fast it has gone. I will be home in 34 days! It's weird though, I can't wait for Christmas, it still seems like it's eons away. It just keeps getting warmer and warmer here, and there's palm trees for cryin out loud! You can't REALLY celebrate Christmas with palm trees and 80 degree weather, I mean, come one. But nevertheless, it is coming up fast! I walked past a store the other day and was a bit shocked to see it full of Christmas decorations. Can't wait to be home to celebrate the holidays with all of you guys back home! But don't get me wrong, I'm definitely still enjoying my time here! I can surely say that it's going a bittersweet ending.

Alright...back to work. I'm going to get two more pages done on my paper, then reward myself at the ice cream shop across the street :) See you soon!

I can't wait to write a paper in English!