Palermo Hollywood

Tonight, I spend my first night in my apartment in Palermo Hollywood (yeah, that's right-- sounds pretty ritzy, eh?).

I'll get back to that...

I need to get to sleep. I'll try and make this quick.

I'm a bit behind on my photos. I also forgot my battery charger for my camera on the last trip (I left a few things with a friend), so I only got photos of San Isidro. The pictures here are of Daniel, some of his friends, and El Rio de la Plata.

After staying with Daniel, I went a little farther north where I stayed with a girl named María Eugenia and her mom and brother, Rodrigo. I felt like I was visiting family, staying with them. They treated me re bien (in Bs.As. "re" means "very"). María is studying tourism and actually has classes with Daniel, the couch surfer I stayed with in San Isidro. She took me on a bit of a tour of Tigre, and the Rio de la Plata Delta. We took a boat out into the Delta and went for a walk on one of the islands. It was really great. María said that she would love to show me around Buenos Aires sometimes, as she loves the history of her country.

I had a great time with them and intend to keep in touch.

Then on Sunday, I went and met David, a Couch Surfer from Nueva York. We went to a couch surfing party and had lots of fun (even though I lost my voice and had difficulty talking). We talked a lot about the way the porteños (people from Bs.As.) speak. It's really interesting, I'll probably post about it at another time. I stayed at David's place in Recoleta, and then made my way to my new apartment this afternoon.

I'm now sharing an apartment with the girl from Norway that I met on the bus coming to Bs.As. from the airport. Her name is Eline, but here she goes by Elena 'cause it's easier. She made Norwegian Pancakes (panqueques noruegos) for lunch, and also made me some tea with honey for throat. She's great, and is gonna pretty much be an awesome roommate. She even insisted on paying for me when we went out for dinner tonight. I'll take some pictures of the place an post them at a later date. I have my own room and bathroom. We have a nice kitchen and living room with a balcony, and there's a pool on the roof. And we live in a neighborhood called Palermo, which is really nice, and more specifically in the Hollywood section. It's located basically in the place where Palermo meets Colegiales, Belgrano, y las Cañitas, for the few of you that are from here.

What more... I have an interview on Thursday for an English teaching position... Yeah, and I think that's it for now.

Stay tuned...