Five months ago I
started out into a journey of a lifetime. I was excited and nervous, happy yet
homesick. Now I find myself once again in Miami, humming to the Christmas
carols being played throughout the airport and savoring my Chinese takeout.
Everything is so blatantly different from Mendoza, and I find myself already
experiencing reverse culture shock. The most obvious of these shocks is the
language. I hadn’t realized how much I’d learned to like hearing Spanish all
around me and now I’m startled by the fact that I can understand perfectly what
others are saying (and no, lady in security behind me, nobody but your friend
wants to hear about your latest plastic surgery). When I do hear Spanish I
strain to hang on to its melodic tones and even surprised the Hispanic woman
who served me my Orange Chicken by ordering in Spanish. Luckily Miami provides
a nice cushion in this way, just as it provided my first slap in the face when
I entered the international terminal five months ago.
My experience in
Argentina will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of my life and there are a
multitude of memories and stories I have yet to record on this blog. Therefore
I offer this disclaimer: the writings of Lisa en Argentina will continue (if
just for my own personal record and amusement) though I am, indeed, no longer
en Argentina.
If you should care to
continue following my ramblings however, such titles as these will soon be
appearing:
October: A crazy month
in review
Sola in Bariloche
The November Trilogy:
- Road Trip! Lisa Braves Six Hours of Argentine Highway Driving
- Aconcagua – Reaching Base Camp of the Western Hemisphere’s Highest Mountain
- The Beaches of Chile
The Election, Finals,
and Thanksgiving in Argentina
and of course…
The Two Badass Blondes
of Colorado Show Patagonia how it’s Done.
All these (and
potentially more) are still to come, so stay warm, have a wonderful holiday
season, and if you should like, check out my continued ramblings as I finish up
some of my favorite stories from my five unforgettable months abroad. Time to
board for home sweet home!
-Lisa en Argentina
