Discouraging Days

These past few days have been kind of discouraging as I mentioned earlier. Sunday when we discovered that someone had stolen the sound system, that was only the beginning. Over the past few days, we have realized that more and more things are missing. This has been quite a discouragement.

On top of that, today we had no water. Literally, the only water available was the pool in the back (typical for here) and the bottles of water. So.. just to give you an idea. Just to use the restroom, we have to go out to the pool and fill a bucket with water, remember its the middle of winter. Then, we pour some of that water down the toilet. To wash our hands, we put soap on our hands and lather, then rinse our hands in the "soapy bucket," and finally rinse our hands in the "clean water bucket." And doing dishes, well let's just say we don't do them. Why no water? Who knows, remember this is Argentina.

Aside from the discouragements and obstacles of the day, I spent some time with Ayalen, a girl down the street, and her friends. She likes to bring her friends over to "show off" her American friends. Because of this, I find it's better to take them out somewhere instead of spending time with them in the house. We walked downtown to a park and just played around and talked. Its funny how they often asked "Have you been to Hollywood, Disneyland, and New York?" As if all Americans are famous or know someone famous. Nonetheless, I see it as an opportunity to spend time with them.

Tomorrow, I leave to visit a native tribe about five hours away. This should be a really neat opportunity just to observe and learn about the native people. I'm going with a family, the Hammond's, that we have met who are doing some research on the tribe. The bus leaves at 12am and arrives around 5am - long but it should be worth it. Hopefully, I'll have some great pictures to share.

Until later,
Kristen