As any one who is human can vouch for, life is complicated. It has its ups and downs. The last several weeks have certainly been hectic, full of both good and bad, but on a timeline so short, one could only consider it a schizophrenic intervention.

So let´s back up to the week before the LSAT. For reasons irrelevant to most people reading, all that´s important to know is that my grandpa was admitted to the hospital unexpectedly. It had really gotten me down and taken a much mental larger toll on me than I would have expected. As a result of that, the nights leading up to the LSAT, I couldn´t sleep a wink. For the sake of taking an exam, stress and exhaustion have proven themselves to be a quite terrible combination. In other words, the LSAT didn´t go so hot. I´m not yet discouraged because I know I am capable of more. I just received my results the other night, and and not terribly pleased. So while I´m here in Argentina (haven´t mentioned that yet), I plan to take the December test and really come back on top. After a relatively docile week of preparing to be away for nine and a half months, I left for Argentina... right smack dab in the middle of Yom Kippur, and the man upstairs was clearly not pleased with me! Long story short, I didn´t eat from October 7th at sundown, until October 9th at sunrise in the Santiago airport. Once fasting had officially concluded, there were 2 meals still left to be served on the plane. My choices were a ham omelet or a ham sandwich... or ham, if I would have preferred. I did break fast with a bite size snickers however, so that filled me up for almost 3/4 of a second. Fast forward a bit... I live in a house with 24 other people, some older, some younger, mostly Australian, but a colorful and worldly mix. I took two weeks of intensive Spanish courses, made some friends, Brazilians, Americans and a couple others. I´ve begun to reacquaint myself with the city, visit some familiar restaurants and locations, and its been great. This time, I have a Jewish agenda in mind. For those who do not already know, there is a huge Jewish population in Buenos Aires. I hope to be able to delve into the Porteño (the name for people from Buenos Aires) Jewish culture. There were some intermittent social events, like a pizza party and a night at Teatro Colon, but what I´ve enjoyed most is hanging out and meeting new people. And eating, I really like eating. Near the end of last week, I had the fortune of watching my friend Priscilla Eve perform for the Cystic Fibrosis foundation here in Buenos Aires, and to no surprise, she did an impeccable job. She's really great. This past Monday, I came in for my introduction at work, and now I´m having my second official day, and no one is here, which I honestly don´t mind. Today I´m sorting through an 170 page contract, terribly thrilling. That being said, there are two bits of information I wasn´t sure exactly where to squeeze in but am really excited about. First, I applied and got my approval on my Australian Holiday Work Visa! And second, I´m going to Montevideo, Uruguay tomorrow night with a couple new friends from the house. Hoping to have a nice relaxing weekend. All in all, things are relatively good so far. I´m happy to be back and I´m ready for what´s ahead, facing it one day at a time. Until next time.