First Weekend in Buenos Aires

It's been a little bit, but that is what you get for not having internet in the house. So, still haven't met my family yet. They are in Uruguay for at least a week longer. Apparently, my Senor had a 5way heart bypass. Not sure what that is called, but wow. These days, I hear he just reads a lot. Next - I'm damn good at taking the subway and buses. I can make combinations and connections and corrections (bam - alliteration). Most people aren't that suave yet, but I live in Belgrano which is far away so I am forced to excel. BA is big city, but I know my way around decently. I miss walking around with music/headphones. Too many people have had things stolen, so I won't do that. People have even been attacked when walking home. Maybe I will get some "protection." I went guitar shopping, but didn't buy anything. I hope I will get one soon - I'm going crazy! Even, the Hello Kitty was more money than guitars I was looking at!

I have met so many people. I have been having meals, coffee, and everything with different people each day. People from NYC, Massachusetts, California, Texas, all over. I also met people in my barrio and they all seem like good guys. Friday I went out with some girls from Chicago and had a lot of fun. We went to about three bars/dance clubs. As I came home at 7am with the sun coming up, it really hit me that this was Buenos Aires. I just started laughing. Saturday was also fun. I walked around my neighborhood more and really began to get a feel for things. We had a very nice dinner (steak, wine, etc) and a pretty popular place. Only $15 more or less - not bad! But at night, it poured. It was humid all week so we knew this was coming. Oh well. I probably should buy an umbrella. And notebooks. And shaving cream. And....well I've been really busy. Sunday was more walking around. There is a really nice garden/museum next to my house. I will write and do homework there.

I also went to the San Telmo Fair on Sunday. It is a huge weekly flea market and I love those types of things. I went by myself, and really enjoyed walking around, people watching, and seeing what goods were for sale. It was very bohemian. Somethings were very nice like the leather, some very chinsy like flattened glass bottles (ooo!). They realy had everything, including the kitchen sink! I definitely plan on going back. I also ate at a fantastic hole in the wall restaurant. It was tiny, standing room only. The grill took up half the place. But it was one of the best meals I have had here. People from around the world wrote on the wall and raved about the place. Even some football players ate there. I also was walking on a random street and a Beatles sign caught my eye. I went in the door (which you had to bend over to get in, like Willy Wonka) and looked around. They had an awesome 100 year old Russian 7 string acoustic guitar (most guitars have 6 strings). It was really something I have never seen before, but a tad out of my price range.

Sometimes the best things are unexpected.