buenos aires was amazing. i applied to some colleges there. i'm also thinking about rio and montevideo but i guess i'm definitely leaving santiago. even though after being in Buenos Aires I realized how much i love it. but it was really exciting being in Buenos Aires too. There's so much art happening and giant parks everywhere and it's full of people. Except they are all to skinny and fashionable. BA has the highest rate of eating disorders in the world. None of the stores made pants that were bigger than me. Only sizes 1, 2 and 3. Jenna and I were on the metro one day and it was really crowded and suddenly this man started yelling, Oh my god, get this woman a seat, she's pregnant! It was pretty ridiculous. But it was humid and hot like home and there were thunderstorms and parks full of passed out cats and homeless people selling art magazines on the street so i fell in love. But now I'm back and for the first time since being here am really stressed out. I have all these applications to do and I missed a week of school (excused, don't freak out, parents) so I have tons of projects due and I decided I'm leaving Santiago on December 11th but that's really soon so I have to decide where I can go. . . halloween was ok. there was a party at our house but it didn't get too exciting and then Melanie had a crazy alergic reaction and had to go to the hospital so we didn't end up going out or even eating candy. I was a pirate. I pierced my nose for three dollars too. It matched the costume. I kind of hate it though, it's too sparkley but mostly you can't even notice that it's there. today was the best day. The whole house woke up at 2 and we went downstairs and found a ping pong table on the patio and nate and I played ping pong all afternoon and then we got out the grill and made a giant bbq of asparagus and zuccini and onions. and did i mention that I had the genious idea of buying the house a hookah? yeah, its great. Except ping pong plus grill plus hookah means I am never going to leave the house again and it's already midnight and I haven't done any of those things that I needed to do today. yes.