Somehow managed to meet up with Chloe Neely in Santiago, despite getting dropped off of my bus in a huge parking garage terminal that opened into the most confusing shopping mall I have ever seen. There is something to be said for cell phones, but I have really enjoyed living without one the past month or so.
We got to Valparaíso that evening and spent 2 nights there before taking off. I got a taste of Chilean Spanish which is really really hard to understand and made me feel incompetent. I did some laundry and got to catch up with Chloe which was amazing after 6 months apart from my best friend.
On Wednesday we took off by plane for Buenos Aires. This city is incredible. I still can´t put a finger on exactly what it is about it, but the vibe is just good. Its beautiful, its open, its clean, its colorful, its diverse, its liberal (for south america), its quirky, its alive. We met some great people in our hostel in San Telmo the first couple nights. Learned a bit of Tango, the dance that is widely popular in the city, and went out to a Milonga--a social gathering for young people to hang out and tango. We´ve been wandering the city and exploring the sights and tastes and sounds.
Tonight we went out with a guy from Grinnell who is studying abroad here this semester and some of his friends. The empanadas here are awesome!
Pretty sure I will be coming back to Buenos Aires someday soon, maybe to stay a while.
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