The End Is Near

Hey everyone! As most of you know, my travels in Argentina are about to end. On August 17th, I leave Villa Dolores to go to Buenos Aires and then I leave late on the 18th to Miami, arrive early in Miami on the 19th, then head home. The past few days have been pretty eventful. I've been going to school and learning and conversing with kids and teachers; I am still amazed by the lack of schoolwork that is done (except for my sisters, who are good students). Two nights ago, we had an "AFS reunion" of sorts at a local club. A few of the AFS students came and brought their siblings and we stayed there and danced til about 6:30. Then, yesterday, two of the AFS students had a going away party, but we were all tired from the night before so we left early. Last Saturday, my parents took my sister, Mariana, her best friend, Noelia, and me to a "concert" by two old cuarteto (famous Argentine music) bands. It was not a concert I was used to! Instead of having a mosh pit (big group of people packed as tight as possible, sometimes jumping up and down), there was a "dance pit" where everyone was very close together, but they were dancing cuarteto style, which requires a lot of movement. This week, I'm going to do as much as I possibly can to relish the last week here, and I will try to post as often as possible.
See you in 1 week!
-Alex