So I have a new place and it's really great, right near my friends Anna and Lisa, and one hour's walk from school, so I can get in my exercise without changing into a leotard! My new roommates, or the people I am living with, are Virginia and Mercelo. They are Argentine and have been dating for 7 years. In the house we speak nothing but Spanish which is great, I am getting to hear the real pace and slang etc. that is used, which of course I miss sometimes, but most of it I understand. It was really clear that I was in the home of Argentines yesterday when at the dinner table they started talking about the history of Argentina, and the military coup that took place 30 years ago, the anniversary of which is this Friday and which has been on the news every day this week. Anyway the topic moved from that to the Faulklands War, or Las Malvinas, and as soon as the topic came up they both snapped their heads to look at me and in unison, with a seriousness tinged with anger they both, in unison, told me "Los Malvinas son Argentinas!" And I just busted up laughing, primarily because I wasn't even part of the conversation, but also because there are two things I have noticed that every Argentine will do in certain situations.

First: They will, without a doubt, if they are of Italian descent, tell you within the first 10 sentences, or minute, whichever comes first. And they are clever in how they work it in. It could be like "Where are you from? My family is from Italy..." or it could be "Do you like Argentina? We have good steak. And Pasta. I like pasta because I am Italian..." Mind you most of these "Italians" have never been to Italy, and the closest relative came over 100 years ago, but they will tell you nevertheless.

Second: They will tell you, like they were their own children, that Las Malvinas (islands off the coast of Argentina, also called the Faulklands) belong to Argentina, and that they never were and still are not British territory.

So other than that, not too much new, classes are going well, up to level 5! Que bueno! Estoy como un experto! And I am just chatting online as much as I can with everyone, now that I have WiFi it is much easier to do! Tonight I am off to Acabar for Amanda's birthday, then maybe this weekend see a movie, go to the MALBA, hang with friends, algo tranquilo. Pero bueno.