Llego Luego

SO it's been almost two weeks since my last post, because I'm bad at blogging and I've been really busy. Last week I had the week off from work for spring vacation (which no one told me about until I asked) and went to Buenos Aires! Another country on the list of "places I've been," and a very cool city. I went alone so I did a lot of wandering the streets alone, seeing museums, various sights, etc, and getting many many "compliments" from passing porteños. A porteño is the name for someone from Buenos Aires. I also saw the Cemetario Recoleta, a very fancy cemetary full of small tombs of the rich and influential, including Eva Perón. It was absolutely beautiful but I didn't get to take many pictures because my camera's battery died after 3 pictures! Also went to a little area called El Caminito where there are a bunch of buildings painted in all different colors, which is in the middle of a poor neighborhood. Very touristy, but interesting. I stopped to watch a tango show over a coffee and wound up dancing some tango with the people working at the café. I think they thought I was cute, and also kind of impressed that I could dance a little. Funny stuff. I stayed with a couchsurfer there named Pablo who plays the bagpipe! He didn't go out much since he was always working or studying, but was a very welcoming host. There was another girl staying at his house at the same time, a Colombian and chain-smoker. I think I got a little sick from breathing in her smoke while I was sleeping... Very sweet girl though.

After I got back from Bs As, I went to an asado at Remy's place, my first! An asado is basically a barbeque, home parrilla. It was quite fun and tasty and I got to help a little! Of course, being an American I brought potato salad...

Then I went to Punta Ballena again. Work was kind of chaotic this week after vacation and with a new teacher to replace the other who is now on maternity leave. Also I fell on the playground while I was playing a game with some of the kids. Opa. Also ripped my jeans climbing the fence in the forest. So now I don't have any jeans without holes and I think I need to buy some :(

Tonight I'm going to the couchsurfing meeting and then to some big graduation party or something for my Uruguayan friend. Supposed to be pretty crazy! Then tomorrow I leave for Salto to spend the weekend checking out the hotsprings. Should be pretty nice!

Hasta luego!