Movin on Up

This is the lunch of a woman with a schedule. I finally have four classes and all of their real hours and locations. Music, literature, regional development, and Spanish. Two classes at the local, public university (Universidad Nacional de Cuyo) and two classes with the program.

Dinner was a DIY salad. I opted for everything.

Blurry canned tuna. mmm. 

I've been craving churros and haven't told anyone. But somehow my host mom knew. She came into my room before dinner and said we were going out for churros. I wanted to ask if we'd be eating dinner before or after, but I just went with the flow. Turns out the churros with dulce de leche were dinner. So, I ate three churros at Churrico (apparently the best place to go for churros in Mendoza, it's been around for 45 years) for dinner from 9:30PM-11:30PM with two sixty-something year olds. This kinda stuff doesn't casually happen in the U.S.

Cabin in Potrerillos

Today is another holiday in Argentina, to commemorate General San Martin. He liberated Argentina from Spain. We didn't have school on Monday and decided to rent a cabin in the mountains.

Tea in a Texas mug and a lady finger or "Riki sima" for a quick breakfast before I headed out for the bus to take me to Potrerillos, a small mountain town about 1.5 hours away from Mendoza.

I've been to Potrerillos once before, but this time we took the bus even further to "Alto Potrerillos."

The entrance to the cabins. The name of the town and the name of our cabin rental place were the same, Alto Potrerillos, which proved to be only a little confusing.

Two pools and a breathtaking view.

Our cabin's name was Jupiter.

That's ours! 

Hey, friends. 

There was also a playground.

With a zip-line...

Naturally, we had to utilize the equipment.

Went for a short hike to look around the town and climb a hill.

Dinner for the first night was pasta with a ton of veggies.

Discovered a new favorite tea: Rosa Mosqueta y Manzanilla. Not sure about the translation. Something with chamomile.

Day 2: Oatmeal and raisins for breakfast before our long hike.

After searching for a path and ending up having to crawl through a fence, we were met by a herd of cows blocking our way...

Finally made it to the top!

Banana in the Andes.

Salami sandwich in the Andes.

Got a little lost on the way back from the hike. Ended up on someone's private farm after crawling under/through two fences. Post hike ice cream helped with the stress. Dulce de leche (OMG THIS WAS SO GOOD) and chocolate.

Dinner Day 2: Rice, beans, veggies. Beans are not popular in Argentina. We looked in the grocery store for awhile to find some, but I'm pretty sure these are actually lentils.

Blurry picture of some amazing bread I had on the bus back to Mendoza.

Dolphin Bar and Shrimp House, Jensen Beach, FL.

Bacon Skewered Shrimp: "Cajun seasoned shrimp wrapped with bacon, skewered and grilled. Served with horseradish mayonnaise." (description from the menu). DIP IT IN THE MAYONNAISE.