I just realized I never posted this...

THINGS I have accidentally learned while studying abroad--

.how to light a gas stove (you would not believe how much Michelle and I struggled with this at first...to the extent that the kids danced around laughing at us)
. Argentine traffic 'patterns'- most streets are one way which means that we can go against the childhood propaganda that we must look both ways before crossing the road
. How to ask for directions when I'm lost in spanish (a skill tough enough for the stubborn to master in any language)
. That working with ceramics will naturally take off nail polish if it's the right texture. The "right" texture for taking off nailpolish is also the wrong texture for replicating a yoga series.
.Si no vas a tomar la mate...no te calentes la baza (If you're not going to drink the mate...don't heat up the tea pot). This is their saying for 'don't be a tease' hahaha.
.How to pretend that you understand what's going on when you have no idea, (ah! en serio? no lo sabia! Oh...really?? I didn't know that!) We joke with our host mom now about how we fooled her into thinking we understood alot more than we did the first few weeks here
.Sometimes it's just easier to say you're from Canada. The united states is controversial and ethnocentric at times, if there's a moment I feel I might poorly represent us, I'll just play the Canada card.
. Be weary of reporters who ask questions that try to illicit negative responses. We were interviewed about our trip to the Argentine equivalent of concentration camps and the reporter was trying to create a story based on our negative perceptions of the US or Argentina. Let me know if you can read spanish and would like to see the article.
. In a house with no dryers...you will not be aware of how much weight you are gaining!!!!!! I am not looking forward to facing the reality of bikram mirrors
. How to subract 12 from an assortment of numbers rapidly. thank you military time.
* NEVER fall for puppies as tourist traps...I will never be over making fun of Michelle for making us stop and take pictures with these st. bernards in bariloche...they charged us 30 pesos each for copies of the pictures...