The empanadas were by far the best ones I have had since I’ve been here. The dough was the perfect mix between crispy, flaky, and buttery, and the meat was perfectly seasoned. I ate about 4, and would have eaten 20, but I knew we had a really big lunch later, so I had to control myself. There was a HUGE grill with so much meat on it!Five other girls from my program were on the trip (Sarah, Talia, Anna, Bri and Ayla).
I already knew Sarah and had met Talia and Anna once, but had not met Bri or Ayla (they are twins) before. It was really nice to get to know some of the other girls. They are all great! We went for a really short horse ride. This was my second time riding a horse, and I loved it so much more than the first time (even though the first was way better). The first time I rode a horse (it was in Silverton, Colorado with my boyfriend Jason), I was really intimidated by the horse and the horse could sense it; however, this time I felt a lot more comfortable on the horse and was able to really enjoy the ride. I really loved it, and want to start riding horses more often.
Lunch was so amazing! We started out with a salad, which was pretty good. First came out a chorizo (which is a sausage).
Honestly the best sausage I have ever eaten; it was so flavorful! I put the sausage on some bread and ate it like a sandwich. Next came a chorizo negro (black sausage).
This sausage was very strange. I’m pretty sure blood is one of the ingredients in it. It did not look good at all, but we had to try it! Alex, Talia, and I took a very small amount of the sausage, cheers-ed our forks and tried it. It actually was not as bad as it looked, but it’s not something I would choose to eat again ha. Next we were served a small steak. It was delicious! My piece was over cooked and a little dry, but I could still tell that the regular ones were amazing. Lastly, we got come chicken, which was also very tasty.
For dessert we got these really sweet pastries that had apples inside them. I was so full from all the meat, but I still managed to eat three of them.
Overall, the trip was great! We got back to Buenos Aires around 7.
Sometime during the day a volcano erupted in the deep South. My host mom said it was in Argentina, but then at class on Monday some of the people said it was in Chile. As we were driving back to Buenos Aires, the sky looked so dirty, similar to the lovely smog in Atlanta, but much dirtier. I had later found out that it was the ashes from the eruption carried up North by the wind. It was difficult to breathe. If I wasn’t constantly drinking water, my throat would get extremely dry. It was an odd feeling. I had left my window open in my room, and everything had a thin layer of ashes on it. Luckily the maid came the next day!
Until Next Time,
Liz
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