The day before the long weekend by Declan

    Today was a very long day, but not in a bad way at all. We first started the day on a trip to the planetarium. We took the subway and then walked there but upon arrival we discovered that it was closed.     We walked back to the school and ate lunch, then prepared another excursion. We went to an all girls school around 20 minutes walking away. There, we conversed in groups about our trip and about America. We also tried classic Argentinian candies there which I found delightful. We then left and came back to what is called a Merienda. It was a sort of hang out where we drank various drinks and ate some Argentinian desserts. 

    We then gave a sort of send off to the Gonzaga kids, who are leaving on Monday. After that, we had one last football game against the Gonzaga kids. It was chaotic with basically no bounds or rules, but it was very fun. The end score was 8-7, us obviously, and it was a great time. After that we went home to rest a little, but the went back out to go to a sort of story-concert. It was a bit peculiar, but fun nonetheless. It was interesting to see, people were dangling from the ceiling and lights were blaring everywhere. It was very fun. After that, to end the night, we went out to eat all together. The food was delicious. All in all, it was a good day.














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