How to tell a girl they look fat...

Time goes so fast in Buenos Aires. This is probably because it is so much fun all of the time...not a day goes by without something interesting or exciting happening, and I am enjoying myself even more now I can speak some Spanish. Obviously I am by no means amazing yet, but a few vodkas and the words just flow out of me! I thank Bueno, entonces... for this, but I can't believe I am half way through the course already...

So, my Spanish has been improving rapidly, but David's luck with Jimena has not, he is still struggling on that front. She is just not going to leave her novio!

Today's lesson has been about descriptions, and the verbs SER (to be) and TENER (to have). Compared to many other lessons we have been through, I found this one relatively straight-forward, it is just a question of learning the new words for describing people, as the sentance structures are not too difficult.

There are a few tricks in the Spanish language, false cognates. I hope these get everyone, not just me, but one that always stands out in particular is the word 'sympatico'. Yes, you would think this means sympathetic, but no...it means nice...why did they do that!?

One of the cultural norms here, that I have not yet been able to grasp is the use of a 'shrink'. When my South American housemate said he needed to go see his shrink I was pretty suprised. No one in England has a shrink unless they are sectioned...so I was slightly worried about who I am living with. But, as I learnt from Bueno, entonces... today, it is the norm here in BA, along with having a yappy little dog, and some false ´lips, boobs or both, so if I really want to fit in i'm going to have to make a few changes...