Dancin' in the Streets

Hard to belive its now October, usually one of my favorite months filled with changing leaves, apple cider, crisp sunny days and of course, wearing cardigans. Instead, its spring here! Trees are blooming, its finally getting warm enough to skip wearing a jacket and we are only plagued with the occasional rainy day.

On Wednesday, last week, I had my last Parcial (midterm)! So now, I am pretty free until finals begin, the first week of November. To take advantage of that "free" time, I'm going to embark on some travels, but more about that in a second.

Thursday night was Simchas Torah! Its a Jewish holiday is supposed to be incredibly joyous and filled with lots of dancing. I went to the Chabad that I normally frequent, Chabad Recoleta to meet up with some friends and have a delicious dinner. Afterward, we decided to walk to a different Chabad, where most of the younger crowd would be. While we were walking there, we saw other Jews on the street and immediately started singing and dancing with them. And, we were just in the middle of Buenos Aires...singing and dancing...on some random Thursday. It was awesome!!! I've never had to live in a place where I've had to hide being Jewish, and I am so thankful for that! The vibrant Jewish community is one of the reasons I wanted to come to BA, and that aspect has certainly not disappointed. We eventually made it to the second Chabad and there was a room filled with a couple hundred young Argentine/traveling Jews, and it was just a very fun night.

This weekend is more of a preparation weekend because on Tuesday, I am going on a weeklong adventure in the Salta/Jujuy region of Argentina! Salta and Jujuy are provinces in the Northwest and they are supposed to contain gorgeous desert (not to mention 80 degree weather!!). The plans even include crossing into Chile while we're up there to check out the Atacama desert. So, I'm trying to make sure I have everything I need (for example, in this country, it is very difficult to find plastic or metal water bottles...) to be prepared for our trip.

After spending a week in Salta/Jujuy, I have one full day at home, then I'm heading off to Iguazú Falls! Therefore, blogging might be put on hold for a bit! However, I guarantee I'll have some great stories when I get back :)