The first week here is a bit unorganized and too many fotos grouped together. I will straighten that out in future by doing a small post more often. Thru. Jan. 06 Booked a small private room in the Palm Tree Hostel next to the Sur Americana metro station. AS they go, this hostel is pretty quiet and very convenient to restaurant, gyms, tennis club, in a major sporting area called Estadios, English teaching schools and of course the metro. Fri. Jan 07 Met several interesting people today. Went out with a German fellow who spoke very good Spanish. We got stuck under an awning during a typical heavy downpour. After a few minutes we got talking with a local school teacher, Filipe, about the same age as the German fellow, Michael 33. My Spanish is not ... read more