free days in Buenos Aires

Yesterday, Monday, not only being 5 more days til I am home, was also a national holiday (refer to previous post). So I slept in, went to the zoo , a market in Recoleta where I bought even more things for people (a bad habit), and went to read and journal in the park. Something I have said before but will continue to reiterate... people here take more advantage of their parks than anywhere I have ever seen in the U.S. I love going to the parks here. Granted listening to music as my skin is cooked in the sun isn't the most December-like thing I've ever done but nevertheless, I do enjoy the parks.
at the zoo
You can ride in a horse drawn carriage, or rent a bike as these girls below. I just rode my bike around after a while of laying down and listening to music.

"He who appoints the sun
to shine by day,
who decrees the moon and stars
to shine by night,
who stirs up the sea
so that its waves roar—
the LORD Almighty is his name."
Jeremiah 31: 35

Sometimes I wish I could capture the feelings I have when I am doing something here to bring home. If I could, I would put them in a jar and share each and every memory I have with each of you. Yet I know that is impossible. I WILL bring home photos, stories, things I have written down throughout this process. Gosh... I want to share with all of you what is going in my life, yet I know that as I am processing for myself what has even happened this fall, I cannot put many of them into words. I hope to be able to put into words this semester... but realize that questions are always appreciated. Questions help me process (an ongoing thing) and not just give a vague answer to, "how was your semester?" That question will almost always elicit the response of my pausing, and not having any words that would begin to describe living in 3 countries, speaking a language not my own for the past 110 days, living with different families, traveling and sharing experiences with 19 others who none of yall know (Melissa sort of). That last sentence in itself elicits so many feelings and stories... I look forward to attempting to put into words this experience.

4 days!