Some bad luck

Last week was full of some fun firsts, but started off on a bad note: Some of my belongings were stolen in the park where I go to run. I always take a little bag that has my cell phone, some money, my keys, and bus card and hide it somewhere in a tree or under the ground while I run (because it is too big to carry). Until that day, nothing had ever happened to my stuff, but this time someone must have seen me hide it. Needless to say, when I returned my bag was gone. Later, one of my friends sent my cell a text asking if the person who found my purse could please return the things. Shortly after the person replied "how much will you give?" !! I decided not to pursue it any further and bought a new cell and bus card the next day and made a new copy of my keys. Luckily the whole incident only set me back about 500 pesos ($40). And I learned my lesson!

Now onto the better parts of my week! On Friday of last week the rain finally cleared and some friends and I went to the pool to soak up some rays. It was in a really nice club and while we were relaxing we also got some free entertainment from a kids camp that was performing dances to songs by Kesha and Backstreet Boys. The only bad part was that I came away quite sunburned on some parts of my body... I'll hope it turns into a tan in a few days.

Yesterday I went to the Circus for the first time ever! Yep, the Argentinian Circus was in town. It was pretty cool. There were tigers, an elephant, camels, llamas, horses, clowns and acrobats. One part I liked was when they had audience members come in the ring and hold crackers in their mouths and then have camels come around and eat the crackers! I wasn't lucky enough to get a wet kiss from a camel, haha.

Finally, I also tried two Mexican dishes called Tamales and Atole. Many of you probably know what tamales are: corn flour steamed inside a corn husk with different flavors inside (like green or red salsa, cheese, pork, chicken, etc). Delicious! The beverage that goes with tamales is called Atole: it is made from corn flour, sugar, water, cinnamon, and additional optional flavors like caramel or chocolate. Yum! And perfect on a rainy day.

At the end are some fun photos from a party. Enjoy!