Wait. Summer is over? After only four weeks of summer vacation away from the Hill, it is time for me to start my semester in Buenos Aires, Argentina! In exactly one week (I seriously can’t believe it), I will be moved in with my host mom, Maria Teresa, and officially starting my much anticipated year abroad.
I’m all set and ready to go…but because you probably don’t want to hear about the grueling process of fitting five months of clothes into a single duffel or how I came to learn the lesson of “packing light,” I will recap my summer adventures instead! Although I only had four weeks, I was determined to make it the best summer yet. After returning home to sunny Southern California, my best friend, Hildie, came out to visit and we traveled to Mexico, went to Disneyland, hiked to the Hollywood sign, and spent an excessive amount of time at the beach. My little sister also graduated high school during my time home and now my family of four is celebrating in Orlando, Florida until I leave for Buenos Aires!
One week out, I feel a mix of excitement and apprehension…But I cannot wait to see what our little group of five from HC will experience in Argentina over the next several months. It’s a great feeling really–almost like when you are about to jump into a river from the high rocky ledge above. Everyone is yelling at you to jump but you are not sure if you’re quite ready. Are you prepared for what will come? What will happen once you hit the surface? But you eventually take that leap…because you know in the end you’ll be glad you did:)
I expect that when I leave Buenos Aires in November I’ll scroll down to this first blog post and say, “Wow, I am so glad I made that jump.”
Goodbye, HC...y hola, Argentina!
Haylie
