In the bus on the way to Puerto Iguazu, there was a mother and her 5 year old daughter siting in front of me. Right away, the little girl did not hesitate to talk to me and play with me a little. The mother looked a bit embarassed and told her not to bother me, but I told her it was fine. They were from Buenos Aires going to some place in Brazil. The mother was really nice and offered me juice and food if I wanted some. I ended up playing and talking with the gi...

Zahra from Santiago had written to me yesterday saying thar she got to Buenos Aires and wanted to meet up. We set a time for 10am at the Plaza de Mayo. However, I got up a quarter to 10...As soon as I saw the time, I rushed to get ready. I aslo had to pack my things because I was checking out today. I arrived at the Plaza de Mayo at 10:30am, but Zahra was nowhere to be found. I felt really bad, and proceeded to the nearest internet cafe to let her know that I ar...

I was excited to see Gustavo and Liliana again. They were so affectionate and welcoming, when I was with them in Copacabana, Bolivia, and when I spoke to them on the phone, they recognized me right away and were so glad that I called. Gustavo was right on time ar 11am, and he took me around the city a bit showing me different areas that are usually undiscovered to tourists. Gustavo lived about 20 minutes out of the city in the suburbs. Liliana and him are middle...

I was surprised to have gotten up as early as I did this morning. I was so sure that I was going to sleep through the day. I wanted to go visit a bunch of museums and historical building today, and be back on time to meet Ines at 4pm. I was going to Recoleta and Palermo, two districts that were known for shopping, but had other interesting sights there as well. I started my day by taking the subte to Plaza Italia, and taking a stroll through the botanical gardin...

On the bus ride to Buenos Aires. I ended up talking with an elderly lady that was coming back from Mendoza with her two daughters and many of her friends. They were in Mendoza celebrating el "Dia del Amigo", something that they celebrate every year. Throughout this conversation, I realized how different argentineans speek (they have the same flow like italians and the pronunciation is very different on some words, especially the double "L"). I...