Back to the Future Part I

I feel like I have gone back in time, but really I am in Argentina. It is a completely different world here. My dad always says, ¨ I remember when blah blah blah..." I actually do listen dad and its interesting. For example my dad talks about going to the gas station. In Argentina, when you go to the gas station there is a person there. He says, How much gas do you want and he pumps your gas. Everybody has to get out of the car also. Then there is another guy selling coke bottles that you need a bottle opener for. What age am I living in again?? Sounds like your old times stories Dad.

Anyway, the cars are so old and run down here. Half the roads are dirt. Nobody walks on the sidewalk. YOu cant find a house without a gate around it and three sets of locked doors. The keys are old fashon to. I could probably break in with a punch of the door or a credit card.

Alot of people ride around in carriages being pulled by a horse. The walls are thin in the houses and the windows are just shutters that you can shut real tight to block all the light. Many people walk everywhere (LIKE ME) and the omniBUS is very popular. There is a train too, but the arms to block the road have to be put down manually by the police every morning.

Going back in time or ARGENTINA is awesome except for this final part. EVERYTHING IS LOUD!! The cars are so old and run super loud. Most of them are manual transmission too without radios. The train which runs everymorning literally outside my window with just bars and a shutter has such a loud horn. ERRRNNNN ERRRNNNN it whistles every day at 8am. I hate it. Of course I hear every car or skooter that drives by too cuz they arent quiet at all. OH yeah and there are dogs that roam everywhere. You find them sleeping in trash cans, or just roaming the street. Not to mention they BARK all night long.

Needless to say, Argentinos dont sleep and neither do I. I am in a world like the old days, but I am loving every moment of it. Well except class where I understand nothing. Hope this post gives you an idea of the culture here. Oh by the way... The toilet water spins counter clockwise here. What way does it spin in the northern hemisphere (or in the future)??