SUNDAY
For the first time during my trip, on Sunday afternoon, I felt bored. However, it didn´t last long. Since I was at Cerro Cathedral the big ski resort outside of Bariloche, and the weather was nice, I took the Gondola to the midpoint, and then a chair lift to the top. Quite a view of lakes and mountains. I asked for a perro calentia which, as you know is a hot dog. I was told that it´s called a Super Pancho. That was my first Spanish lesson. So I ate my Super Pancho and drank a Stella Artois and remembered the last time I was on a Gondola in Vail, some years ago. I have to say that the Vail ride was more fun, as Jack and Carol and Dee aka "the brick lady" were with me. It´s better to be with friends.
The car they rented me is a Suzike "Fun". It´s not a lot of fun though. It´s falling apart. Just hope they don´t charge me for it when I turn it in. No power steering?
I moved in with my host family for the week. Mama is 46 year old divorced with two teenage daughters. One is blue eyed blond, the other brown eyed and black hair. Everybody is very nice, and, as is the custom, when I get home, I get "air" kisses from all three, plus from the doggie, Linda.
School is soooo different. It´s kind of fun, but a little tiring, sitting there straining your brain for four hours a day. I hope I learn something.
It has turned cold, and I may have to buy a sweat shirt that says Bariloche on it to keep warm.
There is a school sponsered cocktail hour between five and seven, then dinner at home around 9:30.
More later.
jw
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John,
Glad to hear about your host family. I'll bet you're learning a good bit of Spanish. I don't know how anybody could wait until 9:30 at night to eat dinner, though. That's, like, insane!
Your bro.
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