December 5 - 11: My first week back in the US
It's good to be back. This post is kind of hard to write. The past week has both flown by and dragged on. I will try to break it down...
To clarify, the girls in the photo are Claire and Julia (me)... the title of this site is Juli and Julia because my name is "Juli" in Argentina and my name is "Julia" in the United States of Paprika. Therefore, this blog represents the transition from my American life to my life in Argentina. And hell yeah I got the idea from the movie Julie and Julia.
It's good to be back. This post is kind of hard to write. The past week has both flown by and dragged on. I will try to break it down...
Today's the day. July 18 feels like aeons ago. I boarded a plane and had no idea what to expect. I landed in Argentina July 19. It was...
You could say we saw quite a bit of nature on this trip... November 30th started in the most beautiful of ways. Our hostel roommate...
Adam and I arrived in Bariloche today and wow is it beautiful! I am typing on the hostel's keyboard and it is very difficult and...
How does one go about saying goodbye to their best friend in the Southern Hemisphere??? Well if they're me, they split a waffle with...
Adam and I covered more of the city today and stumbled across some places I hadn't even been to yet! We ate breakfast separately and then...
Despite our sleep deprivation, we managed to cover many parts of the city and have a rather eventful day! I woke up around 9:00am feeling...
Despite one third of the kids in our program getting food poisoning Friday morning (not me though, hehe) our program trip to Uruguay was...
Cuz I balled out today. I'd like to start by wishing my lovely parents a very happy 28th (I think) anniversary!!! Who knew a panda and a...
Today was filled with lots of good little things... solid 10/10 day. I stayed up until 2:00am this morning because I could not stop...
This extended weekend trip was the trip of a lifetime! I am so grateful for such an unforgettable experience! Let me start by saying...
Gotta keep this one brief cuz I leave for the airport in 30 minutes and as you probably suspected, I haven't packed yet. It was weird to...
And my 2 month (spring and) winter break begins now!! Today started at 12:00am, as all days do, in a very curious way. Cassie and I had...
I would give today a solid 8 out of 10. Productive and mostly eventful overall. I had incredibly vivid dreams last night, to the point...
I hope you both noticed and appreciated the alliteration in the title of this post. I had myself a day and a half, folks. I know you all...
My day was not filled with much variety but it was a good day! I woke up around 10:30am and decided to go on a walk before breakfast. ...
The incredible food I ate and the good times I had tonight make up for the absurd amount of time I spent in bed today... It was raining...
You ever take a freezing cold shower and start sweating immediately after you step out? Today was one of those days. I didn't quite...
And Randi's birthday!!!!!! She finally made it to the start of the 3rd decade of her life. I woke up early in the name of being...
But he did. Today was my last Wednesday morning class, woo woo! Class was chill and I gave the teacher a little thank you note at the...