Arriving in BA

My first day in BA was definitely an experience… I hadn’t realized how nervous I would actually be, but getting onto the flight from Dallas to Argentina was pretty scary. It helped, of course, that I sat next to my soul mate. Once we landed in BA my remise (hired driver), Alberto, took me to my home stay. My BA mom is named Maria and she is the sweetest lady!

After getting situated, unpacked, and showered we decided to go explore. I got a new cell phone that works down here and we took a bus to a cute plaza. Bigger parks are called ‘parques’ and smaller ones called ‘plazas’.  Maria had to visit her friend so she told me to explore around the plaza and meet her back on the street corner.

The plaza was amazing! So many people of all ages: children playing on the swings, middle school kids playing futbol, college lovers on the benches, and grandpa and grandmas holding hands. I walked around and took pictures then sat on a bench waiting for Maria. About an hour later it started getting dark and she still wasn’t back. I went across the street and ordered a glass of wine while I waited. (The wine was delicious!)

It was now 9:00 pm and Maria was nowhere to be found. I walked around the park, but she wasn’t there. Then a bird pooped on my head………  I decided to walk by where she had said her friend lived and the doorman came running outside. He said Maria had been looking for me and he would call her to come back. He was the nicest man and gave me a glass of Coke while I waited. Maria came running in; turns out I scared her a little more than I had been scared myself.

We went home and she made a delicious torta (similar to an empanada, but baked and more like a casserole). We chatted for a long time and then I hit the hay. Turns out traveling for 12 hours does take it out of you because I slept for about 14 hours!

Today we’re going to the Cementerio de la Recoleta and exploring around Recoleta/Barrio Norte!

Miss you all! LIXO, Dutson