Fear of Arrival This month in Argentina has been a truly welcome mix of homecoming and new experiences. When Ana and I started planning this trip, it was to be a combination of volunteer work, visiting exciting new places but also to visit old friends and family around the world for the first time as a married couple. So coming back to Argentina, where my family (Chas) lived for 6 years and where I left when I was 16 years old, after some of the best times of my life, was frightening in many ways. After the economic crisis in 2001 (food riots, 5 presidents in two weeks), it was uncertain what would be the same and what had changed, including my friends. Ana here: After moving around from hostel to hostel, it was with great
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