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Foreign and Culture shocking

Ive landed in a foreign continent not knowing a soul, knowing very little of the language and am very jetlagged. So inevitably culture shock was bound to kick in plumpeting my ability to cope to thoughts about jumping on the next plane back to London. So what any girl in this situation does - slap myself and say get a grip. I took off early this morning and purchased a simcard which was an event of me saying no entiendo {I dont understand} on more than one occassion and it turning into plenty of sign language and definite confused looks by both parties.

I also purchased a pocket book called "El Principito" which I will soon learn to read, thinking it is the story of the little prince, but was more sold on the book given it had quiet a lot of pictures.

Buenos Aires is a big city, very pretty and has a buzz about it. It reminds me of a hybrid of Italy and Spain though it quiet a lot greener and a bit run down on the outskirts. People are very friendly and quiet proud of this city, Im quiet looking forward to the next five weeks checking this place out more.

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