It's been 5 months since I arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In that amount of time, I've:
-Spent entire days speaking Spanish
-Gotten yelled at on a crowded bus by an old lady for (not) intentionally blocking the door
-Been shown incredible hospitality by lovely porteños
-Had 3 different jobs
-Gotten food poisoning
-Gotten sick overall 7 times
-Purchased two lovely houseplants
-Started and finished Narcos on Netflix
-Purchased tango shoes and visited several milongas around the city
-Eaten too much dulce de leche
-Lived in 3 different places
-Gone running by the zoo
-Had a picnic in the bosque de Palermo
-Ordered empanadas for delivery
-Successfully navigated the subte and colectivos
-Listened to Argentinian radio
-Fallen in love with a completely unique place
.....and everything else pictured below.
wine tasting in San Telmo
exploring Tigre and the delta
seeing the full supermoon in Puerto Madero, with Puente de la Mujer in the distance (designed by Calatrava)
friends at Puerto Madero
(countries represented: Brasil, Colombia, Austria, USA)
working remotely from a café in Montevideo, Uruguay
sunset on the beach in Montevideo, Uruguay
the beach in Necochea, Buenos Aires province, Argentina
plaza in Necochea
amazingly delicious Italian dinner at Peperoncini, in Necochea
one of many, many mates had in Argentina
new apartment!
old theater-turned bookstore - El Ateneo Grand Splendid
Not pictured: soaked through clothes, as I walked here 45 minutes in the rain with a broken umbrella
breakfast in residence #2
trash bin at El Banco Rojo, San Telmo (c. Oct 2016)
the red soils of Misiones province, Argentina
statue at the Reserva Ecologica, city of Buenos Aires
celebratory dinner at an outdoor patio restaurant in Palermo, after Alberto's choir concert
terraza of a weekend staycation apartment in San Nicolás, city of Buenos Aires
one of the sculptures at Parque de las Memorias, honoring the disappeared people of Argentina's dictatorship
graffiti in Palermo, the city of Buenos Aires
beautifully painted wine bottles, and a reflection of a friend
old Spanish mission in Misiones, Argentina
working remotely from Vive Café that makes the BEST cold brew coffee in the city
Palermo, city of Buenos Aires
Not pictured: cold brew iced coffee
The corner of calles Caseros y Bolívar
San Telmo, city of Buenos Aires
Gerónimo Rauch concert
Teatro Maipo, city of Buenos Aires
Montevideo Brew House
Montevideo, Uruguay
Beautiful beach in Montevideo, Uruguay
Plaza Independencia, Montevideo, Uruguay
Teatro Solís, Montevideo, Uruguay
View west from my 4th floor apartment window
Montserrat, city of Buenos Aires
MALBA (Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires)
Recoleta, city of Buenos Aires
vegan dinner with new friends
Palermo, city of Buenos Aires
remote work station, popular Netflix viewing venue, and plant sanctuary
Montserrat, city of Buenos Aires
one of seven natural wonders of the world
Iguazú Falls
resort in Puerto Iguazú, Argentina
Jacarandá trees in full flower
nighttime street in Puerto Madero, city of Buenos Aires
