We arrived at about 4:30pm Saturday. Quickly we unpacked what little items we brought and Ana Aracelli and I ventured off to the beach! It was a quick walk from my house being that the beach is less than a block away from the house! The beach is so pretty in Claromeco, but then again the beach is always pretty. It seems like it's been awhile since I've been to the ocean, it was nice to smell the saltwater and feel the ocean breeze! I later discovered then Ocean breeze in the night here in spring is not a nice, but rather bone chilling cold!
Our first time on the beach it wasn't too crowded just a group of kids sitting around and a couple of small soccer games. We wrote our names in the sand and I took a few pictures. I can easily say I'm pretty sure this was the first picture I have of me at the beach in a jacket, jeans, and tennis shoes hah. Diffidently not weather to go play in the ocean!
We attempted to make our way back to the house when Ana stepped on Aracelli's shoe. I quickly grabbed the shoe and attempted to put it on but surprisingly Aracelli refused to put on the shoe. No matter what we tried she would just scream and not do it. So after about 5 minutes of attempting to pursuade her I just picked her up and carried her the rest of the way home. Luckily we live so close to the house or that would of been a little bit more of a challenge.
Once we went back to the house we had Merienda, which consisted of tea, toast and
membrillo marmalade, and a sandwich or two. We then went out to run a few errands together. One of which was going to the small super market to pick up some food. It was my first time being in a supermarket to buy food. The other day we went to a shop to exchange one of Ana's birthday gifts and I looked around in the store while I was waiting. I still haven't gotten use to the pricing here. I look at a shirt that is $100 peso or a scarf that is $50 and think wow that it so expensive! However with a 4 to 1 exchange rate its like a 25 dollar shirt and a 12 dollar scarf! The same goes with food although food is not priced as high here.
Following the errands my host parents drove along the coast line up to the light house in Claromeco and to the other section of the city with larger houses and more private beaches. Although the other section of Claromeco looked much different than Sea Pines in Hilton Head it sort of reminded me of it. My mother told me that the light house in Claromeco is the tallest lighthouse in South America! However it is closed on weekends but that in the summer we will go up in it! And yes mom I will take lots of pictures for you!
Finally we head back to the house, which I would like to emphasis is freezing because it is a beach house and doesn't have heat, just like a tank my dad burns that gives off very little heat and a heater upstairs! I then get a text from my friend Juli that Tete, my other friend is on the way to pick me up and to be ready.
Before I know it Tete is at my house and I'm a little confused at why we are going to the Disco so early. We haven't even eaten yet! After a confusing conversation I was handed the key and left with Tete. Apparently we were going to the Disco now and after it closed we would go back and I could get my special food and eat dinner with them at LeyLa's house (where all my friends were staying). Then after dinner at 1 or so we would go back out to the Disco with it opened up again.
However I didn't have the money on me needed to get into the Disco because I was confused and didn't realize we were leaving that instant! Luckily Tete talked to the lady in charge and I got in for free because I was foreign, Go USA!. It was my first experience at the Disco here or ever. It was fun! Tons of kids! Good music and lights. Aftterwards Leyla accompanied me back to my hosue where I picked up my meal. It consisted of an apple, apple sauce, bread and assayudo. Surprisingly I was given meat! I was rather excited. I've gotten use to eating meat here and I missed it. Rice and Cheese just wasn't cutting it!
All my friends were going different places after dinner. I went with my friends Juli, Marti and Flor to one of our classmates house for a little bit. We were planning on going back to the disco but one of our other friends told us it was full because it was Saturday Primavera. The rest of the days the disco wouldn't be as full and more fun. So we went back to Leyla's and then I eventually went home.
The following morning I was the first up even though I was the one who went to bed at 4:30 in the morning. We had a fairly lazy Sunday at Claromeco. We got icecream, went to the beach and played games at home. Then around 6 we headed back for Tres Arroyos. Along the way home I saw one of the prettiest sunsets of my life. Unfortunately my camera was in the trunk!
Today, I got the opportunity to stay home from school and sleep. Most of my class won't even be at school today. However, I will go tomorrow. I'm going to post more pictures on facebook of Claromeco but here are a few!
Beautiful blue sky ! So glad you were able to go to the beach and out with your friends to the disco ! What was the temperature? It looks a little chilly !
ReplyDeleteI{m not sure what the temperature was but it was cold haha
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