Lluvia

Last night was una aventura. I'm going to start with a picture and then go from there.

(this is pretty early in the night)

I was sitting on my bed doing homework when I felt little splashes of water and turn around to see my desk covered in little water droplets. Awesome. I see the leak and grab a cup to fix the problem- or so I thought. As the rain started to come down even harder, the next 20 minutes were spent collecting all the towels in my room and 3 other cups to collect the water. Luckily it was only leaking from one particular line where my room ends and the porch begins, but that spot was about 1 foot from my bed. My mom wasn't home at the time to tell her, and I didn't even know the words to explain what was happening so I just went to bed and hoped for the best! Even though I put my computer on the other side of the room under a desk, I wrapped it in my raincoat just in case. I used my ear plugs to drown out the dripping, but I still woke up once and emptied out the cups. Good times! hahahaha
I woke up this morning to all the towels soaking and the cups pretty full, but the rain had stopped which was a plus. I was dreading telling my mom because I knew she would feel bad and it really didn't bother me all that much- I thought it was funny! She was really great about it and helped me wash the clothes that got wet over the night. (yeah I forgot to move my dresser out of the way and therefore my clothes got wet. whoops) Since I didn't know the exact words, I used what I knew "last night, the rain entered my room, and now my clothes are wet." haha pretty basic but it works! She said sorry about 10 times and if I could say it's no big deal in spanish I would, but I settled for "it is not important!" ahhh language barriers I will defeat you. eventually.

At school today we watched a movie about Argentine mothers in the 80's that had their children taken away. Children of a "desaparecido" who were victims of the forced disappearances that occurred during Argentina's Dirt war in the 1970s.  Kinda sad but a pretty good movie. After the movie Jules, Lauren and I went to lunch at this nearby hole in the wall sandwich shop. So good. Lauren got the cheapest thing on the menu- a hamburger- and it was amazing! Huge and amazing. It had egg on it which made it so much better, I am for sure bringing this habit of putting egg on things back to the states with me. Get ready roomies.

(forgot to take a picture before but this is the last bite)

After lunch we had class and during class it started pouring again. I didn't feel like waiting at the bus stop in the rain so we stayed and did some homework. By the time it stopped and we walked to the bus stop the streets were crazy flooded. Next to Charleston during rainy season, this was the worst I've ever seen. They don't have any kind of drainage system here and the streets just fill up. The obstacle course of getting from the bus stop to my house was pretty fun though. Good day to wear chacos :)

(I don't think these picture really do it justice, but Jonathan was not willing to stand in it to gage the depth. Lame)

(Pretty good sized river)

When I got home I was pleasantly surprised to find my roof fixed and my room completely dry!! My mom is great :)

(p.s. lluvia means rain just in case it wasn't obvious haha)