Rachel says... Buenos tardes! I hope all is well with you! Kristine and Liz arrived yesterday after much anticipation! It is great to see them and to keep exploring the city. Last Monday, Amy and I decided to try out another tango class after our distastrous first attempt. We arrived at the location which was a sort of community center. When we got there, there were small children playing soccer, a restaurant-y space and no sign of tango. However, we asked someone and it turned out we were just early, tango was next after kiddie soccer. This class went infintely better [View Full Entry]

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Dag 16. Idag var planen aa spise litt seinere frokost (ca 10) saann at vi ikke maatte stoppe for aa spise straks vi hadde sjekket ut av hostellet kl 11. Dessverre hadde et dansk par gjort et saa stort innhugg i brodkurven at det var lite igjen til oss andre. Sjekket ut kl 11, og la baggasjen igjen paa hostellet. Bussen til Iguazu skulle gaa fra stasjonen 19:40, og det var deilig aa slippe aa baere sekkene hele dagen. Tok metroen til Plaza de Mayo. Nesten ikke et menneske aa se - og nesten ingenting var aapent. Rett etter vi kom [View Full Entry]

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Kristine says... Hello, all! Liz and I arrived yesterday morning and have been having a great time so far. After our 10 hour flight (that actually lasted 11 hours...) we met up with Rachel and Amy at David´s apartment and were greeted with hugs and coffee. That was a great start to our Argentinian adventure. After relaxing for a bit we headed out to explore a bit, and we were impressed by Rachel and Amy´s knowledge of the city. It has been nice having them introduce us to the city. We walked around for a bit and took our first subway [View Full Entry]

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Well, we have arrived to the land of steak, athletic men and shoes, shoes, shoes. Heaven you may say. But first things first. .. Some of you may have already heard about our epic airport experience.... But we think it deserves to be said again, for those who may have missed out. So, taking you back to Cusco briefly... we arrived bright and early at the airport, to discover that no planes were leaving due to bad weather/fog. The airline wasnt even able to give us a rough idea of delay times. so we made ourselves comfy and settled in for [View Full Entry]

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Ola, As you all probably know, Argentinians are mad keen soccer fans! Or as some may say, fanatics... So, a soccer/futbol game was on our list of priorities for our stay in Buenos Aires. Boca Juniors and River Plate are the two top teams here...and alas neither had a game this weekend...however considering the support and fan base, we probably wouldnt have been able to snaffle tickets anyway. We were however lucky enough to join a tour group going to the 'Racing v's Belgrano Cba' game. 'Racing' are in the top 5 fav teams of BA, however they are currently bottom [View Full Entry]

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Up much earlier on Friday than the previous day, we headed out to one of several vast parks near our apartment. Sadly, the Jardin Botanico was closed for some odd reason, but we still took in the greenery before stopping for lunch with Becky's coworker Dale and his wife & daughter. From there, we hopped on a bus destined for Recoleta, one of the more upscale barrios in the city. We spent the next 2 hours exploring the Cemeterio de Recoleta, resting place of Buenos Aires' social elite. Many of the crypts were stunning, and the entire cemetery was a vast [View Full Entry]

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I guess it has been about 3 weeks from my last Blog, and a lot has happened since then. The weather has lightened up a bit here in BA, and most days have been between 40 to 65 degrees Farenheit. In Celsius, which they use here, I believe it has been between 4.4 and 18.5 degrees. We had a homemade Karaoke party in Diego's house with his friends. The song lyrics were running on my computer screen and we had a microphone hooked up to the stereo speakers. It was quite interesting, and the Argentines knew more songs in English than [View Full Entry]

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It´s been long, I completely realize. I have way, way way too much too write about, but I have pictures to tell all! Since I last wrote: * Mom and dad came to visit * Started school again * Bekah has left * I went to Viki´s old ,old school to talk English with a class there. (It´s a Private girl´s Catholic school) * I went to Cordoba with Signe * I moved host families, and moved back to The Molteni (The Gabis) * Was with Signe in a Plaza here, got her cell phone stolen, but then I politely asked [View Full Entry]

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hello from Argentina! I just wanted to let everyone know that I am having a great time so far here! I'm living with this great woman named Angelica who speaks very good english so i am doing fine with translating. I have my own bedroom but share a bathroom with her, which is fine. I went on a tour of the city this morning and couldn't understand half of what the tour guide was telling us, but it was nice to get out and about and see the places in Buenos Aires that I cannot walk to. That's another thing my [View Full Entry]

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Dag 15. Siden vi ikke skulle reise idag allikavel, hadde vi plutselig en hel dag ekstra i Buenos Aires. Fant ut at vi etter frokost skulle gaa tur i det okologiske reservatet som er mellom havneomraadet i byen og elven Rio de la Plata. Helt nydelig aa gaa der - stille og rolig uten all stoyen fra trafikken, og underlag som ikke var asfalt. Ruten vi valgte var paa litt over 5 km (kjente det godt i beina etterpaa, etter mye gaaing i det siste). Reservatet er et sumpomraade langs Costanera, som ble opprettet i 1984. Det er ca 200 forskjellige [View Full Entry]

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