Continuamos...

Okay. So to continue with my entry below...

Friday night was basically the best night so far. I had my very first TANGO lesson, and it was soo much fun. My partner was so much fun, and he was actually pretty good. We were showin up the whole class. I can wait to come home and bust it out at a party at school. Hahaha maaaaybe IWU isn't quite ready for that...but halfway through the class we were all kind of looking around at each other and we were like, holy crap. We are taking a free tango lesson. We are taking a free tango lesson IN BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA. Crap.

Today we took a brif tour of the city. It is HUGE and there is so much to see. There are several important barrios or neighborhoods. I am living in one on the north side called Recoleta. It is near other barrios like Palermo, Palermo Viejo. But today, we spent more time on the south side - especially in one of the coolest places on the earth: LA BOCA! For those of you soccer fans, you probably would have keeled over with happiness today in La Boca. Not only did we have the most amaaaaaazing meal at a restaurant called "Carlitos", but we were eating across the street from the Boca Juniors soccer stadium. We walked down a few more streets and ran into the streets that make it into about every single book about B.A. - the one with all the colors! I cant remember the name of the intersection/plaza right now but it was so cool. We only had 10 minutes to walk around, but we will definitley be back. I need to take a picture with this guy who holds toursit girls in tango poses for pictures...all he asks for is a tip! And he is waaaaaaaaaaaaay too adorable for us to not go back. That picture will be worth a hundred thousand memories...

We then went to Plaza de Mayo in the San Telmo barrio. We saw their president's place of work: La Casa Rosada. We have a white house, they have a pink one. It's all good. It is also the place where the Madres de los desaparecidos march every Thursday.

Then we left to head back to Recoleta and went the Recoleta Cemetary. This was a really cool trip, but we didnt have much time. I will certainly make it back there on a sunny day for some really cool pictures. It is a labrynth of mosoleums of the wealthy people of b.a.

Okay I have tons more to report but i have to go inside now. Its getting really cold sitting outside on this porch!! Nothing like a Chicago winter of course...but its cold!!

Chau, hasta luego.
~a