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**Sorry--another long boring one where I go on and on describing people. But this was one of my best days in Argentina.**
August 19
In class I finished Into the Wild, crying. I know everyone feels like they`re Chris McCandless. But I feel like I`m Chris McCandless.
Today I went to Spanish class and on the way home stopped in a fabric shop. The girl behind the counter was INCRREDIBLE. I shaved for the first time in Argentina and just butchered my legs.
AFS party: Guillermo at the door in a tux. Big smile for him and I want to stand next to him but instead I decide to be normal so entered. Make fun of myself and my nametag and Hugo laughs. Emma and Hugo as adolescent as ever. Tiny girl from Sweetland. I was so happy to see her. Sparkly dress. Boy in a kilt who went to Scotland. AFS people had to ask me twice not to talk so loud. I don`t know how to act at formal parties.
Boy from the US says, "what war?" I have to count to ten before I answer. But he`s going to a technical school. How rad is that? Cute girls from Taiwan who weave through the people with their arms linked. Walked past the mens bathroom, saw Gonzales checking his tongue ring. We made eye contact in the mirror and I paused, then decided to walk on.
Smiled so big to see Gabe. We talked for a bit and he smiled too.
Hugo, Lara, Gerley and I left for a bar for a while. Then I walked around the block with the US boy and Emma and a boy with a striped shirt and all stars and an australian accent. He looks nervous and cute when he smokes. One of those people who makes a joke and you don`t realize it until a minute later. Dry humor, that`s what it`s called. Belly laughs.
Sat on the front steps of the bank and talked to two real funny Mendozan boys.
Gabe (not the one with wings--the older one with long hair) drives me to the club. He pats me on the knee and says, "I`m glad you`re here, Anna." I don`t know what to do so I pat him on the shoulder. "okay," he says, "let`s continue." and drives on.
See my classmates at the dance club. Vicky screams and jumps on me. I want to slap her and tell her never to touch me again. Then I realize how sweet she is and introduce her to Lara and the two funny boys from the bank.
Lara dances like Fugly. Gonzales dances like he`s fucking, smokes like he`s fucking, drinks like he`s all alone. Guillermo dances like love and sex at the end of the world. Like he`s wanted something for his whole life and now he can see it. Tug tug tug. I couldn`t stand moving so close to him so I went with Lara to the cumbia room (there are three rooms with different types of music in each.)
This like 30 year old guy kept on dancing with me. I felt stupid cause I don`t know how to dance to cumbia and I couldn`t keep up with him. He kept on asking me for my phone number and address. I don`t know--it was uncomfortable. He was dancing too close and finally Lara came and took me away and his face looked like I`d eaten his heart. I felt helpless. The boys grab you and I`m not strong enough to get away without Lara`s help. It`s like everywhere it was SEX with blood and you had to stand up real close to people when you talked to them cause the music was so loud. Tall beautiful boy with long curly hair--kept his hand on my waiste and touched my ear with his lips when he talked. Someone spilled their drink down my back. Took a taxi home and Hugo`s brother bragged about making out wiht Emma. Flor is so shallow.
August 19
In class I finished Into the Wild, crying. I know everyone feels like they`re Chris McCandless. But I feel like I`m Chris McCandless.
Today I went to Spanish class and on the way home stopped in a fabric shop. The girl behind the counter was INCRREDIBLE. I shaved for the first time in Argentina and just butchered my legs.
AFS party: Guillermo at the door in a tux. Big smile for him and I want to stand next to him but instead I decide to be normal so entered. Make fun of myself and my nametag and Hugo laughs. Emma and Hugo as adolescent as ever. Tiny girl from Sweetland. I was so happy to see her. Sparkly dress. Boy in a kilt who went to Scotland. AFS people had to ask me twice not to talk so loud. I don`t know how to act at formal parties.
Boy from the US says, "what war?" I have to count to ten before I answer. But he`s going to a technical school. How rad is that? Cute girls from Taiwan who weave through the people with their arms linked. Walked past the mens bathroom, saw Gonzales checking his tongue ring. We made eye contact in the mirror and I paused, then decided to walk on.
Smiled so big to see Gabe. We talked for a bit and he smiled too.
Hugo, Lara, Gerley and I left for a bar for a while. Then I walked around the block with the US boy and Emma and a boy with a striped shirt and all stars and an australian accent. He looks nervous and cute when he smokes. One of those people who makes a joke and you don`t realize it until a minute later. Dry humor, that`s what it`s called. Belly laughs.
Sat on the front steps of the bank and talked to two real funny Mendozan boys.
Gabe (not the one with wings--the older one with long hair) drives me to the club. He pats me on the knee and says, "I`m glad you`re here, Anna." I don`t know what to do so I pat him on the shoulder. "okay," he says, "let`s continue." and drives on.
See my classmates at the dance club. Vicky screams and jumps on me. I want to slap her and tell her never to touch me again. Then I realize how sweet she is and introduce her to Lara and the two funny boys from the bank.
Lara dances like Fugly. Gonzales dances like he`s fucking, smokes like he`s fucking, drinks like he`s all alone. Guillermo dances like love and sex at the end of the world. Like he`s wanted something for his whole life and now he can see it. Tug tug tug. I couldn`t stand moving so close to him so I went with Lara to the cumbia room (there are three rooms with different types of music in each.)
This like 30 year old guy kept on dancing with me. I felt stupid cause I don`t know how to dance to cumbia and I couldn`t keep up with him. He kept on asking me for my phone number and address. I don`t know--it was uncomfortable. He was dancing too close and finally Lara came and took me away and his face looked like I`d eaten his heart. I felt helpless. The boys grab you and I`m not strong enough to get away without Lara`s help. It`s like everywhere it was SEX with blood and you had to stand up real close to people when you talked to them cause the music was so loud. Tall beautiful boy with long curly hair--kept his hand on my waiste and touched my ear with his lips when he talked. Someone spilled their drink down my back. Took a taxi home and Hugo`s brother bragged about making out wiht Emma. Flor is so shallow.