In Buenos Aires

I arrived safe and sound in Argentina late Monday night. It was such a long day between getting up early, flights getting delayed, and getting the apartment in Buenos Aires.

Yesterday, we browsed around the city, did a little shopping, and ate some really awesome steaks! The currency is 3-1 here. The Argentine Peso will buy you the same as what a US Dollar would. Three of us had a steak dinner last night with excellent wine and dessert. It only cost $150 ARS, which is $50 USD - with tip, it was only about $18 US per person! That's freaking insane.

I love this city and I instantly fell in love. To me, it reminds of Vancouver mixed with lots of European and San Francisco charm. I know I tend to jump the gun, but I really could see myself moving here. I just have to be sure I make a salary in US Dollars, British Pounds, or Euros and I'm all set!

One thing that annoys me though: I can't understand the Spanish that is spoken here! In Colombia, I understood it rather fine. Here, the Spanish sounds like Italian with some flares of Portuguese. Oddly, Brian understands them quite fine, and in Colombia, I had to do all the listening and talking while Brian didn't understand them. Funny, huh?

I was warned that the Spanish was very different in Buenos Aires, but I sometimes can barely understand a single damn word that is spoken. Maybe that will change after a few days once I get used to the accent. In fact, I would call it a whole different dialect! In fact, it's fine that Brian has to do all the talking and translating now, lol.

Furthermore, I don't have reliable internet. I'll try to post as often as I can at a cafe, but pictures may have to wait. Plus, it's time to party my ass off. This city, like New York, never sleeps! Last night, people are up and about chatting in the park and playing with their kids in the streets... at 2am!!