Last weekend, we went on an excursion from Rosario, Argentina to the province of Cordoba, also in Argentina, and we stayed in a town called Villa Carlos Paz. It was a much shorter bus trip than the trip to Iguazu, which was good. But this time we left at 3 in the morning, which was an adventure all on it’s own.

And our bus was smaller.

But after our early start, the trip shaped up to be really amazing. We ziplined, did archery, got to ride on a chairlift, and trekked through the mountains of Carlos Paz. We also got to try the famous alfajores of Cordoba, which are a classic Argentine pastry, and Cordoba is supposed to be the best producer of them.

Chairlifts miiight have been the best part.

Another thing that was awesome about the Cordoba trip is that we finally got to bond with some of the people from the other group that’s here studying, which worked out great. They’re mostly students from the University of Oregon, and it’s nice to be able to talk about some familiar things at home, and to meet other students.

On the way home, our bus driver mysteriously stopped the bus twice, and we all started talking about who we would eat first, since we were now in the Hunger Games. It doesn’t matter that that isn’t how the Hunger Games works. And we never did reach a consensus on who it would be before the bus started back up again.

We also visited several museums, including the house of Che Guevara and Manuel de Falla, a Spanish composer who lived in Argentina. While in Manuel de Falla’s house there was a slight incident where a burning log flew out of the fireplace.

Note the burned ash all over the ground.

Luckily no one was injured, and we set off on our 6 hour bus ride back to Rosario. It was a great weekend!