The botanical gardens, zoo, Japanese garden, rose garden, plus gelato and tango.

Up 745 because I had to be at the Paraguayan Consulate to try to get my visa by 900 and Marijke was meeting me there to translate.  It was hard to get going and I made the mistake of putting on long trouses again and was dripping sweat by the time I did the 15 blocks there.  Oh, it´s going to be a scorcher today!  I was there...

I have now survived one week in the vibrant, friendly city of Buenos Aires. The adjustment to late nights, new food, new pronunciations, pick pocketers,winter in the Southern hemisphere and the pace of a large city like Buenos Aires has been a success thus far. My favorite things to do are explore and discover the city by walking and sit in all ...

Where to begin... A lot has happened in the past week.  The main points: The first session is now officially over, the second session has officially started, and I am in a new house. First session:  Today I took the exam for the end of my Literature class.  The test was alright... I am so glad to be done with the class.  I di...

got in to Buenos Aires and left about 2 hours later. Great bus stations in Argentina.

While doing a little street walking, we have seen some interesting sights. Beautiful skyline of high rise office and residential building mixed with older, historic buildings of all types. At the street level, lots of large and small businesses doing brisk business. Mostly the window displays look very familiar with ours. Some are different. See...

We arrived safe and sound, unfortunately my rucksack is still in Londan Hetro...shopping for socks and underwear wasn´t exactly how I planned to spend my first days in South America! Buenos Aires..an amazing place....widest street in the world, and yet crazy drivers!! Its your typical concrete jungle and a place where anything goes!! It has a di...

Yay! Matt is finally here, and we´ve had a great first day. Sadly, Argentina lost their futbol game, but it was a lot of fun to watch it Argentina-style. Now we´re ready to hit the town! I´m taking Matt out to a parilla, an Argentinian steakhouse where you can get (apparently) great filet mignon for only $4 or $5! He´ll fill you in on the steak ...

I just finished watching Argentina lose to Germany in a disgracefully officiated match in the World Cup. The Germans got away with several ridiculous dives, and the Argentines even got called for diving on a clear foul. Even so, they managed to make it through extra time still tied at one. With the starting goal keeper injured in the second half...

The most classic neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires are those shaped by Tango and Futból, where the Argentinians´famous passion is sculpted into the streets and brushed onto walls in bold colours. San Telmo is a mass of cute coloured houses and tree-lined cobblestone roads, though definitely has its grungy side. Entire house walls are painted with d...