The One With All The Pictures

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