Monday, August 22
By Erin Woolridge

I never really understood the point of people being so adamant of keeping journals on a trip, because it never feels like you are being focused on experiencing the trip, but retelling it. But this is for a good cause. Because you poor souls are missing out. Argentina is super incredible. Yesterday the 22nd, was our first day in La Plata and we spent it at the Lincoln college, a local school.

It was the first day we got to sleep in, and I took full advantage of that. We performed two mini sets for two age groups, first the older crowd and second the very young children, and we gave them the chance to experience what it is like to be a member of the choir and to stand in our midst. Myself and Allie Malone were fortunate enough to have a gorgeous little girl named Ayra stand next to us. She had great taste in shoes and told us places we could go shopping for more shoes!!! What a precious doll.


Questions and Answers with students at the
Lincoln School, La Plata







After our performance she came to get our picture taken. Then her choir performed a song and her friends asked me a million questions about Canada. I signed so many autographs as well as signing a shirt. It was almost as cool as signing autographs in Mendoza where they thought I resembled Christina Aguilera. His autograph signing was mixed in with lovely sandwiches and Canada/ Argentina flag cakes. Yay food.

Before our billets picked us up, Ayra gave us a letter telling me she “want to miss me” because I go back to Canada. She showed me a Canada flag which said, “Ayra y Erin, amigas por siempre” which translates into “Ayra and Erin: friends forever.”

We were then picked up by one of our fantastic billet families and had an afternoon full of shopping and sightseeing for Anna and myself. This brought out the serial shopper in me. Shopping is really wonderful. After a long but glorious afternoon of shopping, we returned for support and an exchange of cultural stories and songs with our billets. What a great day.

His country is beautiful and amazing. I DO NOT WANT TO COME HOME. But I gotta.

See you all soon. XOXOXO

Happy birthday Catherine Trainor and Gary Dart.