The e-mail that brought you here.

As you might have heard, I embark on February 6th to spend a semester as a
student in an Argentine University as well as a resident of Buenos Aires.
Studying abroad as a sophomore at Wesleyan is a requirement for my major
(COL.) I'm pretty excited.

Instead of sending out periodical e-mails about my life  that some of you
requested, I have decided to start a blog documenting my travels and
experiences. I hope to update it at least semi-regularly (whatever that
means,) and to both write about my escapades as well as post photos from
them.

The first 2 weeks in South America are not a part of the CIEE program
that's facilitating my time as a student in BA. During these weeks, I will
be staying with Jani Witkind (our old foreign exchange student) and her
family at their beach home in Punta del Este. I know what you're thinking
- I have it rough. Don't worry people, I'll tough it out.

Anyway, I plan to start posting on my blog once I get down there. So, if
you're interested, feel free to read my electronic life chronicles for the
semester (or for the rest of my life, depending on whether or not I decide
to move to S. America forever.) 

Of course you're welcome to e-mail me questions or complaints or anything,
or to post comments onto the blog. Since I'll have my computer while I'm
away, we can IM (airgoldengrl,) or, alternately, I have a Skype username
for when you just need to see my beautiful face. Just let me know.
So, I leave in about a week. If you're in Akron, hopefully I'll see you
before I go. Everyone else, have a good semester/spring/summer. See you at
the end of July when I get back. If I get back.
Come visit me.

Love,
Arielle


PS. I'll be sure to attach pictures of all my forthcoming tattoos,
piercings, and brandings.

PPS. I realize blogging reflects the new obsessive egoism of our society
and promise to try not to write endlessly about my mundane thoughts and
only include what you want to know.

Hello...

...from America!