Para presentarme

This blog is intended to allow me to remain connected to friends and family at home and in other countries. If you don't know me and randomly happened upon this page, welcome and bienvenidos a mi vida! I'm about to head overseas for the first time to study abroad in the fifth-largest city in Argentina, La Plata. Literally translated, the city is called 'The Silver,' which makes me curious about the precious metal market there. Argentina itself comes from an ancient Greek adjective meaning silvery. (According to Wikipedia, my best friend come research time.) But that will be discovered in due time.

To begin this blog, I feel like I should introduce myself. My name is Emily Stephens, and I'm a Chemistry and Hispanic Studies double major at the College of William and Mary. (Incidentally, we don't have a Spanish major, and the 'College' is actually a state university. But semantics, schemantics.) I split my time between crew, frisbee, and Delta Gamma. (Fact: I'll be staying in the same home for the coming 6 months that my big-big-big, Megan, lived in last year.) My personal time is spent running, reading, and employing whatever creative impulse I feel at the moment. If you couldn't guess from the title, I'm a vegetarian (and vegan from time to time). My friends know me as a bit of a health nut, from the running to the eating. If I had the money for it, I would love to be a foodie, but at the moment, my money goes elsewhere. The greatest weakness in my diet hinges on caffeine. I drink a lot of coffee. And Diet Coke depending on my mood. But mostly coffee. If it's good stuff, I like it black, but I often add soymilk to counteract the bitterness. When I do spend money, some of it goes to coffeeshops. I don't generally get specialty drinks, even though they taste decent enough. I like coffee enough that I have no desire to disguise it's taste with intense sweetness. The rest of my money goes to retail. I like clothes. A lot. I like designing them, attempting to make them (mostly failing), and wearing them. I'm not always dressed to the nines, but there is a special bounce in my step when I feel well-attired.

So that was a lot about me. I appreciate the ability to indulge my ego. More about Argentina, Spanish, gauchos, the tango, cattle, wine, Evita, and Che to come!

20 days!

Abrazos para todos y besos para Matt,
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