Blogs from Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America - page 367

Well we're still doing good. I (Jason) managed to get a good nights sleep. There was a big party going on in our hostel last night, but of course the party-poopers we are, we went to bed around 900. haha I fell asleep right away and slept like a rock all night, but jacq said she kept waking up and the people in our dorm room came in drunk making noise. So glad i sleep like the dead.... This morning we got up pretty early and got our showers before there were any lineups. And I must say it was the best hostel shower I ever got. If youre in BA definately stay at the Milhouse hostel... Altho it seems to be a bit of a party house so if youre into that then great. We ... read more

Well we're here. Had a lovely few flights down and even managed to sleep most of the way down on the 10 hr flight from Houston to Buenos Aires. Took a 2 hour public transport bus from the airport to downtown. Only cost about 50 cents compared to like 10 bucks for the shuttle bus! (That's the Mackey in me hahah) We found a great hostel in the heart of downtown for only 8 bucks a night for a bed. Called the Milhouse, but no it has nothing to do with the Simpsons. There's a travel agency downstairs so that was nice. We booked our bus tickets to Puerto Iguazu tomorrow night to see the falls. 17 hours on a bus after 24 hours flying yesterday is gonna be tough but apparantly the bus seats let ... read more

Yesterday I awoke with the taste of sweaty shoe in my mouth. Completely disoriented, my eyes slowly traced the room looking for any sign of familiarity. After about twenty seconds it occured to me that I was in the TV room of my hostel, fully dressed, and completely hungover. My mind felt like it was in shrinkwrap. You see, Argentina won in overtime on Saturday and the town celebrated accordingly. I got home at... dunno... but I remember it being light out while I zigzagged home. The only clear thought I remember having when I woke up, which was at 1 pm and only because someone wanted to watch TV, was: "WATER". The rest of the day was spent trying to piece it all together based on the various oddities about my person. I had a ... read more

Natalie Worst Spanish translation: Somehow I confused the words for "cork" and a vulgar female anatomy term, so I botched up my attempt to sound intelligent and environmentally aware about the effects of the high price of natural cork...luckily I was only speaking to one person. Have you sampled free beer at the Alamo?: Yes, yes, and the "Cerveza-Gratis Para Chicas" sign landed me in a room full of American rugby players who (with incredible harmony) serenaded me with "You've Lost that Loving Feeling." Has your acohol tolerance risen while the number of hours you sleep per night fallen since moving to Argentina?: I think I was primed for the Argentina lifestyle from prior life experience.... Weirdest apartment quirk: Virtually anything related to energy (I'm thinking about the acrobatics I need to do to light my ... read more

My Non-Existent History with Soccer: As of one month ago, this was (as far as I can remember) the only conversation that the Mesle family has ever had about Soccer. Mark: So how was your weekend? Sarah (my wonderful older sister): It was really great I got recruited to play a game of intramural soccer with some of my friends. Mark: How did it go? Sarah: It was so much fun, you just get to run around and look for things. Mark: You mean like the ball? Sarah: Yeah, I like looking for it. Mark: Well, that’s…um,….that’s great Sarah. Sarah later clarified that on numerous occasions she did in fact “find” the ball, however when she found it she was not exactly sure what to do with it. During the 2002 World Cup, I was vaguely ... read more