This morning we decided to try out the colectivos (buses) to get to school instead of the Subte. We ran onto bus 64 as it approached, which conveniently picks us up at the corner right next to our apartment. I'll be taking the colectivo to school Tuesdays and Thursdays as well as work at Entercomm, so I was glad to see how scenic the route was! It drives past Plaza de Mayo, one of the widest streets in the world, Avenida 9 de julio and a lot of gorgeous parks. Success!
In Spanish after tackling our literature, we discussed the differences between Spanish and Argentinean dialect. Our teacher Alejandro read a passage from don Quijote de la Mancha, and then played a video of a Spaniard doing the same. Some of the differences are as follows:
- Spaniards make a "th" sound in place of the letter C (Gracias is grathias)
- Argentineans make a "j" sound instead of the letter Y or L (ayer is ajer, me llamo is me Jamo)
- Spaniards combine their vowel sounds more
- The general intonation of words
We practiced our introductory presentations to bosses to give before beginning our internships on Monday, and I did some more research about my companies. Leaving to head home at 8 p.m. on a Friday kept the Subte very clean and spacey for the commute home, and I stopped for some empanadas for dinner. Stacey and I went on a walk around town as our evening activity, and just some usual productivity tasks. I'm excited for the weekend's agenda and we are starting to plan our trips throughout Argentina and Uruguay!
Social media news of the day that fascinates me, courtesy of Mashable
- 10 Facebook facts and what they say about us
- An infographic about Facebook profile pictures
- Beenverified.com introduced a new app called NumberGuru, that allows access to public records so you can look up an unlimited number of phone numbers! What did we do before caller ID?
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