Loading ...La Ultima Semana
Written by Brian David Crane on November 16th, 2005
Well, I am in my final week here in Argentina and, to say the least, I am a bit sad. Hopefully, I will return in May after I graduate from UT to start some sort of business with Jose but first I need to return to the U.S. to see my family and friends as well as work (a lot) to save some money. I am full of business ideas at the moment and am a bit nervous/excited/uneasy about going back to Knoxville and “the same ole routine”. I have been playing Cashflow 202 recently - from the Rich Dad Poor Dad series - and I am focusing on trying to buy a house in the coming months using a THDA loan. I recently came across an interesting blog that recounts one guy’s journey following the advice of Rich Dad Poor Dad. Another idea which Jan (my buddy from Holland) told me about is the idea of trading options using the Black-Scholes trading philosophy. Obviously, I have A LOT to read and study but the bottom line is I am full of “business” energy as I feel like I have been treading water for the past 9 months here. As for what has been happening here during my last week, I will give a quick recap:Monday - I took my final Castellano III exam Monday morning. After the exam, I met up with Laura (one of my English/Spanish students) to speak in both languages for the last time. She gave me a surprise going-away present: a pocket English-Spanish dictionary. She is a really sweet girl and, like the majority of the Argentinians I have met, is extremely generous and will be missed. During the afternoon, I went with Flaca to Yche Cruz (close to Cuesta Blanca) where we had a picnic and enjoyed the beautiful day. She had her first accident on the way to Cruz in her mom’s car…I wonder if I am bad luck? It will be strange to drive a car after 9 months…Americans are MUCH safer than Argentinians on the road but driving the moto in Argentina has been so fun that going back to Grandma’s Buick just doesn’t hold much appeal…Tuesday - I had one of my final English/Spanish classes with Luz (we are supposed to meet on Thursday) before heading over to my IICANA presentation about my college application and selection process. The director Raquel told me that last year IICANA had over 100 people come to the presentation…this year we had 2. I am not sure what happened i.e. if there was a break-down in communication between IICANA and the Faculdad de Arquitectura or what but the turn-out was not what anyone was expecting. What a shame because it was the first time I wore my suit in 9 months here and I was looking forward to talking in front of everyone in Spanish…Y te digo la verdad - no se exactamente que hago acà pero antes que me voy quiero escribir como una lista de todas las cosas que me voy a extrañar de la Argentina - tampoco no se si voy a escribir esta lista en castellano o en ingles porque tengo ganas de marcar mi nivel de español en este momento pero tambien me quiero acordar claramente las cosas que me gustan de aca y por eso seria mas facil y mas util si lo escribo en ingles porque nadie sabe si en 20 años voy a recordar como leer en castellano o por lo menos si alguien va a leer esta boludesa que es mi pagina web en 20 años…
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November 16th, 2005 at 7:28 pm
Can’t believe your time is up in Argentina, and re: your Spanish message– you will remember how to read it! Don’t worry, but you will realise how GOOD you were when you were living there. Reading already made grammar is so much easier, and I’ve found myself looking at old papers that I wrote while I was in Japan, and I was like, I could draw that character without typing it into a computer! How lazy we’ve/we’ll become! Anyhow, I wish you a safe trip back to the states, and to eat a churro for me
Keep in touch, as I know you will! I’m off to Hawaii on Saturday for Thanksgiving, and just booked my tickets to New Zealand for Christmas! (New Year’s I decided HAS to be in Sydney!). Talk soon buddy, Benjamin