Trials and Tribulations

The last two days were somewhat mundane except that Fran had a particularly bad day at class. We started a new section of verb conjugation called preterit imperfect and it is a little confusing as to when you use it and when you use preterit idefinito. We also had to go to the travel agency 3 times to get our tickets to Bariloche, all our fault. One day I did not bring the credit card, the next time Fran forgot her passport, and the third time was the charm.

We went to a new section of town for us called San Telmo. It is the heart of tango, has many markets, a nice park, and some really great antique shops. We thought is was a little "close" for us. The sidewalks are very small, the streets were small, and everything just felt a little to close together for us. We prefer a little more space and air. I think we have decided when we return from Bariloche we will try to get a place in the Palermo area of town. It is close to the polo fields and many great parks.

Overall, I think we are becoming a lot more comfortable getting around, grocery shopping, telling cab drivers where we want to go, ordering food and making small talk with the waiters. We still have a long way to go and may try to get a private tutor a couple of days per week when we return to BA. I am missing football a little bit. I have not taken the time to see if the Dawgs are doing ok. We had an opportunity to go to a bar for half price beer and Monday Night Football, but the game would have run from 11pm to 2:30am, and I am not THAT big a fan.

I am looking forward to the trip to Bariloche. It is 20 hours on a bus, but get this, the buses down her have a class called "super cama" because they have full size beds that lay completely flat, serve hot meals, have dividing curtains, etc. I wonder if they serve adult beverages? I may have to pack a cooler!

Later!