had to buy a ticket to take this train back and forth every single day. my host mom took me to school the first day, then informed me that i would basically have to find my own way home. which i did, with the help of lisa and danielle, and many, many blocks crossed and re-crossed (and many, many questions of, "hey, do you know where domingo repetto is? because i have nooooo idea..."). i was a little taken aback at how independent we're immediately expected to be, but on the other hand, the idea of experiencing something while genuinely knowing nothing about it is still kind of fascinating to me, so i'm trying to be optimistic about it. and walking so much is super nice anyway.