some happy things...
- suitcase out and ready to pack (so far, I've packed swimsuits and malbec...I think that's all I'll need)
- we have officially completed 1/3 of our marathon training program! a little hard to believe...I haven't told Jake yet that the second third is probably the toughest...good thing he's tough! yesterday was our last "shorter" long run...bring on the 10+ milers! (terrified of our long run in Sioux City next weekend...PLEASE be below 80 degrees at 5am!!!)
- if you click on the photo below of our canilla (tap) you will see why I ordered an "empanada calda" the other day...why is our tap labeled in Italian?! so confusing...
and a bittersweet thing...
- our Venezuelan friends came over last night to cook arepas for us before they move away from BA... :(
- I was taught as well...and they even left us the rest of the bag of white corn flour so we can make them on our own in the future...hooray! this is me trying to get my arepa symmetrical and with an even thickness
- the first bite (p.s. that's Venezuelan rhum mixed with coke and lemon juice in my glass...lemon is the secret; they also brought these amazing little straw cookies called pirulin...such great friends)
- Jake assembling
- Beatriz knows how to fill her arepa well! with (pale) yellow cheese and shredded chicken...the green stuff is shredded chicken, red pepper, avocado, and mayo...another arepa filling
- we had a great night eating, drinking, chatting, and planning future trips to Venezuela and Australia
- we are very sad that Beatriz and Ricardo are moving to Perth this month...but we are excited for them, and look forward to seeing them again someday either in the US, Australia, or somewhere else in the world!
- 4:30am bedtime = lazy Becky and Jake today...in bed until 11ish...thank goodness we had a scheduled Skype date with family...otherwise we may have never gotten up
- we forced ourselves to get out of the house to get some studying, reading, and trip planning done...so we went to a café in our neighborhood that I'd been wanting to try, Bella Italia
- we had some tasty cafés con crema and shared this lil' alfajor...yummmy
- while browsing through a Cosmo magazine at the café, I came across this page...thought it was quite funny
- 2 days to 'til the States! (AHHHH!!!)
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