Colonia, Uruguay

The topic of my last real post (IFSA=Awesome) was totally appropriate. This weekend was filled with free meals, spans of beautiful property owned by Mario (our program director), and free wine--all shared lovingly and generously.

We woke up at the crack of dawn to get on the Buquebus--which deceivingly is not a bus, but a ferry that takes you from BA to Uruguay in 3 hours. We of course didn't score seats on the ferry that takes only 1 hour--just like CIMI! The 3 hours passed quickly with the awesome views of BA from afar, mimosas, and card games.

Once we arrived to Mario's house we were absolutely speechless. I had a moment of panic and I couldn't stop saying "why do I deserve this?" " why do we get all this special treatment?" I still really do not understand.

This is where we casually ate Argentine BBQ on a Friday afternoon and also a possibility for the location of my wedding:

After we sat by the pool, pondered the beauty of the lemon tree fields, we strolled to the playa that was not far and very secluded and private. The day couldn't have been filled with more beauty and poetry inspiring moments.

Our time at Mario's villa was soon over, and we went to the center of the city, Colonia del Sacramento. It was filled with charm and beautifully preserved nooks that reminded me of San Gabriel mission area and parts of Mexico. We were sleepy from our day of tomando sol, but we trekked through the city tour and then ate dinner before having deep conversations under the incredible starry starry night.

The next day we explored what we had seen at night, in the day light and just tried to relax. Here we are sipping Café y Té on the side of the Rio de la Plata (the river in between Argentina and Uruguay).

Oh right, classes started and I have tons and tons of reading to do. That obviously is second rate to eating chorizo sandwiches by the pool of Uruguay. Hopefully my academic motivation kicks in soon.