Dear Mom and Dad,
I miss you, and I am mad that you sent me to Argentina. I want to stay at home, and not move at all. But there are some interesting sights to see. One of my favorites is Iguacu Falls. Iguacu Falls is a beautiful and large waterfall. I feel very small next to the waterfall. But its intense beauty dazzles me.
The people here are pretty nice, and are proud of their nation. They have fairly well healthy. Which is amazing since there are all different types of diseases all over South America, spread by insects, water, food, and many other things. We are going to use about a million vaccinations before we go. I am frightened just writing to you without them. Who knows what kind of bacteria could be on this pen, Oh no I am turning purple. OK maybe I am over exaggerating a little. But allot of the diseases are deadly. One vaccination is Mefloquen or something, for Malaria, and a bunch of others. I don't know how so many Mexicans live to 68-75 years old. I guess its there immune systems. Too bad ours is not as strong! Oh well at least the public hospitals are free, though we could afford to go to a private hospital. Everything there costs less, because Argentina is a poor state. Their money is called a peso. I peso is worth one American dollar. But even though Argentina is slightly poor it still has its share of people, 35 million people live there. One third of the people live in Buenos Aires, where we will be moving.
In the letter you sent me you asked me about clothing. It varies, but in Argentina European, and North American fashions are popular. The climate is hot, and mild so we will need shorts and pants. And since Argentina is South of the equator its seasons are opposite ours.
Are sure you want to go to Argentina, because Penny would not be able to stand the heat I probably wouldn’t be abler to either. And Dad might have a little trouble finding a job. And besides no one in our family likes a lot of meat, and that is Argentina’s main diet. I know that you said that we are moving to Argentina for reasons I will not understand, but come on they don’t even speak are language.
Spanish is Argentina’s official language, OK maybe a bunch of people speak English. But I had a big problem getting around not being able to communicate with them. The fact that Argentina has a serious traffic problem (though it is improving) made it very hard to get around. There are five main subway routes. And the streets are not taken very good care of; so lots of people walk.
One good thing about Argentina is that there is a lot to do. They have great movie theaters. Soccer is their national sport. But some of the other popular sports are: horse racing, rugby, field hockey, polo, and my favorite basketball, baseball, and tennis.
But another bad thing is that Argentina has arid deserts vast plains and swampy forests. When I wake up I can ask if I can go for a walk through the swamp. YUCK!!! OK maybe not in Buenos Aires but in other places in Argentina. I guess Argentina does have it’s share of beautiful sights to see also. Some of the ones we would go see are: Iguacu falls, Fitz Roy Hill; of the Andes Mountains, The Parque Lezama the most beautiful park in Argentina, The peak of Aconcague; of the Andes Mountains, House of Congress; of Buenos Aires, The Penguins; of Patagonia, and some of Argentina’s livestock.
Now lets talk about Buenos Aires, Argentina’s capital the place where you have decided to move. The schools there have pretty good education but there are not any particularly interesting schools to tell you about. So let's move on. Its most important building is the House of Congress (the seat of government). And Buenos Aires has a large working force. So it is a little hard to get a job. I hope that everything that I have told you has convinced you that we should NOT move to Argentina!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love you.
P.S. Can I please stay home!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love,
Laura