Ros Tower Hotel Spa And Convention Center Rosario

... and arriving into Argentina to be liberated from all my possessions it was really good to just chill out for a bit. Met lots of locals, bumped into a Canadian who we met a few weeks previously in Bolivia and went on to travel with to Uruguay with his insane friends. One of the locals who we got talking to actually asked asked us if we were lost as not many travellers actually end up in Roasario! We assured him we weren't and ...

It's hot here. And I don't mean it's "pretty warm." It's HOT here. Yesterday it was 38 degrees Celsius. I don't know exactly what that is, but I know that 37 degees is standard body temperature. That's 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. 100 degrees is bad, yeah. But what about with no air conditioning? That sucks. And with no fan? Even worse. But I guess you could open a window to get some air flow. Not here. Because of ...

... renamed Wishbone because of the resemblance. Our first night here we were invited to a dinner party thrown by a neighbor in our honor, who had also taken in a couple of students from our group. Silvia had an exam in her night class that evening so we spent the evening over there, eating pizza and relaxing after a long day of travel. The plan for our second day in Wheelwright included a tour of the town, which was lovely even on a foggy day. We ...

... my hands (rude, gross, I know, but whatever) -not wearing shoes (sometimes it´s nice) -normal stores -women who don´t look like models -safe ATMs (but please don´t think I´ve had any problems... just heard stories) -my entire wardrobe (and not just the clothes that would fit into my suitcase) -non-carbonated water (but I´m getting used to it) -Mountain Dew -honest people (like cabbies. or anyone, for that matter) -24-hour stores -my VERIZON ...

... were like 8,000 people lined up along the street. There were creepy clowns and people selling flavored almonds and more leatherware and maté cups and straws. It was fun, though. Most of the salespeople were stuck-up and grumpy and I´d just as soon not step foot in their stores again. But one store we went into-- there were 3 young gals working there and they were soooo excited to have us American girls shopping there-- the four of us ...

... found perfect matches for me. There´s like 4 girls in the whole program with significant others back home, and we all found each other instantly. Did my nametag say ¨brokenhearted Melanie?¨ I wasn´t aware of that at the time. Anyway, we all told of our boys back home. It was nice to finally have someone to understand the missing of a family, friends, AND A boy. This morning, we had our placement exams for Spanish-- you ...

... kind of blows. The drinks are ridiculously cheap and after I tip the bartender the first time my vodka and sprites are 5/6 full of vodka, seriously. The other thing about lots of clubs in SA is that you don`t have a choice in what type of alcohol you get. You get one type of Rum, one type of Vodka, one type of Gin etc etc. And believe me this is no Chopin. These drinks must have about 4 shots in each one. They are like LIT`s at Jimmys. Here`s ...

... needing to use their horses to guide the cow through two goal posts. From there, it just continued alternating between the rodeo-like bucking horse competition and live music. We decided to leave at 2:30am, even though the stadium was still packed (little kids, babies, old folks -- everyone was still there). The Argentines continue to amaze me with how late everything goes. We walked around outside the stadium for a bit, where there were even more ...

... So when I started taking photo´s the barber got in on the fun - first giving Darren a goatee, followed by a porn star moustache and then a Hitler moustache (click on the link for the photo´s). So on Sunday after three sleepless nights in Rosario it was back on the bus to Buenos Aires. Arriving back more tired than when we left our worst nightmare came true - yep, we got fleeced whilst collecting our ...

... and Ceferino Namuncura..the first was blessed and made a saint by Pope John Paul II for her works. The Mapuche and Argentine history/conquest/culture and treatment is broadly depicted in juxtaposition with the strippping of clothes and dignity, burden carrying (cross/sins), crucifixion stage etc if you get the picture ...kinda morbid but an undeniable reality. Was touching.. very quiet and deserted.. really muddy but worth the trip... based high up in the ...