Today I was going to two places. First, I was going to the National Historical Museum of Brazil, and then I was going to see the Corvocado (Statue of Christ). I left at 10am and decided to walk there. I had been doing a lot of walking lataly because I had grown a little belly the past few weeks. I had also been trying to have a glass of Acai a day. Acai is very common and cheap here and it is known for its antioxidant properties and weightloss benefits. It was ki...

I got up today with two things in mind: visit the neighbourhood and find another hostel. Since the hostels that Daniela suggested to me were a little far, I only decided to visit the neighbourhood for now. When I got back to the hostel, the owner was there and asked my why I was leaving and I told him because I was being charged for things that most hostels don't charge. He responded by the fact that this was the cheapest hostel in Rio de Janeiro, however, that ...

I met this guy in thebus on our way to Rio. It was really funny because his name was Nicolas (spelled the same way as me). He was 24, and was an avid soccer player. He was born in Canada, grew up in Miami and was now living in Buenos Aires for 5 years. He was going to Rio to meet his girlfriend (who was there for work) and then they were going to Columbia for a little vacation. We were both really anxious to get to Rio de Janeiro, which semed like it took foreve...

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...