Hola a todos! I am back, ready to reveal my single greatest moment in Buenos Aires thus-far, although I must admit that there is now at least one other experience running close behind - more on that later. So, where were we? I was bouncing down the Avenida de Mayo, smiling ever so contentedly, on my way to the famous La Confiteria Ideal. By a wonderful, quirky coincidence, my very good friend Madeleine (originally from Cambridge days, now living it up Stateside...

Hola a todos! Well, how are you all?Since my last blog, I have received an invaluable piece of feedback from an anonymous (for these purposes at least) source, explaining that while they do not mind the occasional observations noted in my last post, it would perhaps be wise to concentrate upon writing in a vein more closely assimilated to my penultimate post concerning Palermo et al. How novel; I am but two weeks into my adventure and already I have fans telli...

Hola a todos! Well well, two entries in two days; you lucky people! Which deciphered means, I have failed to upload my photos (due to my camera battery dying during the process) and need to do something so that my trip to the GIC office has not been wholly in vain. Also, I find that there is a lot more to share today... at least, I think there is, besides a general, underlying sense of mounting doom - a combination of lack of funds, lack of Spanish and lack of s...

Hola todos! Ah, I am so sorry for my complete lack of contact this past week; things have been quite frantic, and I am supposed to be on holiday... So, since my last entry (yes, also my first entry...) I have successfully come through my Spanish oral test and have been placed, provisionally, in Nivel Dos. Nivel Dos is a scary, scary place, full of semi-proficient (in the present tense at least) Spanish speakers and an ultra-intimidating crazy Latino teacher cal...

Hola desde Buenos Aires! Well, I've arrived! I'm safe, I'm sound, I'm in one piece and I'm loving it so far! My host family are absolutely wonderful and I could not feel any more welcome. The city, from what I've seen of it so far, is at times beautiful, teasingly curious and rather edgy. My new-found American friend Dan, who is staying with the same host family, and I had a narrow escape yesterday evening, involving a narrow staircase from a busy avenue, a ridi...