Thanksgiving in Argentina and time winding down

This has been quite the busy week, in the most wonderful way! My wonderful, amazing, beautiful mother came to visit me, which was the best thing ever. Although the weather was only so-so and many things did not work out as planned (because argentina is confusing and says things will be open when they are not) we still had an amazing time. I now finally have photos of the city, using her swanky and sleek camera, however, they are with her back in san francisco so that will have to wait until later.
Also my favorite holiday happened. Thanksgiving has been my favorite holiday for a while, although it is infused with imperialism and colonialization, for me it has always been an amazing day. I like that it is not associated with religion or presents. The only thing you have to do is hang out with your family and eat really good food. Also, in the bluestone tradition we attempt to play soccer against many 6 foot something men who always knock us over. So due to my love for this holiday i attempted to recreate it here in buenos aires. This was difficult for a few reasons, primarily because turkey is nearly impossible to find and if you do its ridiculously expensive. So we ate chicken instead (i must add that it was some of the best chicken i have ever eaten in my life, thank you dani). Second, the sweet potatoes here are white not orange and have a very different flavor and marshmellows, another bluestone tradition, were not even worth attempting to find. So we had a make-shift thanksgiving with chicken and mashed potatoes, my moms stuffing that she brought me all the way from san francisco (she really is the best), ratatouille, mac and cheese, salad, brownies and apple crumble with home-made custard. eclectic.
the other fun thing was that my friend anna has never really celebrated thanksgiving, because she lives in singapore
a funny thing about doing thanksgiving in argentina is that dinner is usually eaten around 10pm here, thanksgiving is usually eaten around 4pm to give the body time to digest. we ate thanksgiving dinner at 10pm, i woke up with lots of food in my belly
anyway, it was a lovely night but it certainly made me miss home and family and all of our traditions
i am currently sipping on some mate getting ready for a long night of essay writing about sexual education in argentina. this is my second to last final. my time is certainly dwindling, i am within the three week marker of leaving buenos aires and i feel like i still have so much to see.
also im very excited to welcome ben master on dec. 7th, so maybe he can help me finish up all my exploring
thats all for now
missing all my people all around the world
beso grandote
sar