It's our fifth day here in Buenos Aires...
In these past few days we've seen an exponential growth of residents in this house. I call it a house because we live in a large house that used to be an orphanage for the NGO we're going to work for (Mensajeros de la Paz) and now they're turning it into an international volunteer hostel. The hostel has been a work in progress for Mensajeros who are doing a fantastic job at fixing the house up. I've seen the before and after pictures of some rooms and all I can say is "THANK YOU!". It seems that it has been an effort from some international volunteers, AIESECers (They call themselves AIESECos here), and other Andes Way interns.
It's interesting living in a hostel. Neither Nic or I have lived in one. Everything is communal. Eating...hanging out...sightseeing...cooking...and more. It's not easy to get used to living with some many people (27) who are all culturally different. Sometimes the toilets don't work, the heater is not set up yet, the walls are thin, we don't have shower curtains, the wifi only works in certain areas of the hostel, and some beds have broken. However, we've come to realize that us interns are all in this together and we are each other support group and it's an amazing feeling and the quality of this house improves everyday. There are 13 countries represented, y somos una familia feliz :)
Buenas noches,
Diego
PS We start work tomorrow!!!!
AHHH I can't believe you're actually there. It sounds phenomenal...even the whole hostel thing,and broken stuff. I think that's the real experience. Although, I wish you luck and limited suffering from the cold:)
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