MELANIE HAMLETT - Wandering Narcoleptic

May 28

This is the backyard of the ranch house.  After a huge meal with delicious meat and wine, I got to pet a bunch of dogs, go on a hike, and take myself the best siesta ever.  Perfect Argentinean day.
(Salta, Argentina)

This is the backyard of the ranch house.  After a huge meal with delicious meat and wine, I got to pet a bunch of dogs, go on a hike, and take myself the best siesta ever.  Perfect Argentinean day.

(Salta, Argentina)

During our hike, I learned how to shoot the sling shot.
(Salta, Argentina)

During our hike, I learned how to shoot the sling shot.

(Salta, Argentina)

My hosts cooked a huge amount of food on this typical Argentinean grill.  The cows here die a little bit happier than the USA and don’t have all the hormones and boy can you taste it.
(Salta, Argentina)

My hosts cooked a huge amount of food on this typical Argentinean grill.  The cows here die a little bit happier than the USA and don’t have all the hormones and boy can you taste it.

(Salta, Argentina)

The sweet-ass ranch house we hung out at today

(Salta, Argentina)

The sweet-ass ranch house we hung out at today

(Salta, Argentina)

May 27

I spoke Spanish for 7 hours today. Yay!

Finally, I’m doing it and I’m pretty good at it too! I just needed to practice more and let go of all this fear of doing it wrong and sounding like an idiot. I mean, I do comedy for goodness sakes, meaning that I sound like an idiot all the time just to be funny, so why should this be any different? I’m by no means super fluent but I can talk for SEVEN hours straight and be understood. Yay! Another goal finally getting accomplished. (It helps that argentinians don’t speak insanely fast like Chileans). (Salta, Argentina)

Before they take me out to dinner (at 11pm of course) we’re relaxing and watching Los Simpsons on their fancy entertainment system. Best hosts ever!

(Salta, Argentina)

Before they take me out to dinner (at 11pm of course) we’re relaxing and watching Los Simpsons on their fancy entertainment system. Best hosts ever!

(Salta, Argentina)

I just hit the jackpot. I got invited by the coolest people to stay at a ginormous house with a pool, German shepards, a soccer field, and a guest house for a few days. I feel like a princess!

(Salta, Argentina(

I just hit the jackpot. I got invited by the coolest people to stay at a ginormous house with a pool, German shepards, a soccer field, and a guest house for a few days. I feel like a princess!

(Salta, Argentina(

One more picture of that tire dog.  For SPO
(somewhere in Argentina)

One more picture of that tire dog.  For SPO

(somewhere in Argentina)

Omg, there’s a puppy at this hostel! 

Also, this is what my hair looks like now (Kelly!)

(Salta, Argentina)

Omg, there’s a puppy at this hostel!

Also, this is what my hair looks like now (Kelly!)

(Salta, Argentina)

May 26

This city is pretty darn gorgeous too, though.
(Salta, Argentina)

This city is pretty darn gorgeous too, though.

(Salta, Argentina)