Bienvenidos!

So I am starting a blog. A weblog, if you will (I won't.) Many of you will wonder why I would do such a thing, especially since the sensible time for this would probably have been when I got to Argentina, like 3 months ago.

If I had started this blog at the beginning of my study abroad experience, I could have regaled my family members, friends, and ex-boyfriends with tales of hilarious language misunderstandings, days spent searching the harsh streets for an English language bookstore, or of nights out where guys think a really sexy line starts with "So, I hear all American girls are whores.."

And yet, I did not start a blog. Partially because I wasn't entirely sure what a blog was until a couple of months ago. Partially because I'm a chronic procrastinator. And partially because when I first got here I didn't realize that this would be officially the longest I've gone since 8th grade without being regularly published in a school-wide publication.

So I'll start off slow, leaving my more scandalous revelations and pillow-talk from major government leaders until the bottom of most posts. Therefore if you're easily offended (Mom, I see you) or working for the FBI (Tasha) you know when to stop.

This, like many of my projects, will probably crash and burn. However, until then, follow. It could turn out to be amusing before the bittersweet end.

For those wondering, in Castellano (what the Argentines call Spanish), "de donde sos?" means, "where are you from?" Since I plan to talk a lot about Argentina, American politics, ugly clothes, and (maybe eventually?) my views on life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, it seemed appropriate. Also, if the title's in Spanish it might help convince my parents that I have a stunning career awaiting me after graduation in some sort of bilingual translational-history major relevant-industry.

No? Didn't work? Well, I guess it was worth a shot.