Chill Dude!

Wow, it feels good to get back to writing again. Fran thinks she has taken over the blog. I guess she has for a little while. Well, as you may have read in Fran's previous blog, she is getting a little bored and paranoid. We have now reached the point where we are not freaking out about where we live, where to buy food, how to get money, how to speak the language, or where the hell to find things in the city. Just the point you are praying to get to when you move to another country. So, now what do we do? That is what Fran has been freaking out about for over a week now.

I have met a local attorney who is origionally from Peru, so he speaks spanish and a fair amount of english, and we get together for golf about twice a week now. He usually invites two more players, so far a few Argentines and a Frenchman, and we play 18 then hit the club bar for a round of drinks and conversation. So each week, I get two additional spanish lessons, golf, and drinks with the "boys", all for the incredible price of about $40 including rental clubs, greens fees, and drinks. So, I must say, I am feeling very positive about Buenos Aires.

Now I know this is not benefitting Fran much, so I have gotten to work. On the agenda:
1. Find her a new riding club- her old one sux!
2. Rent a car and find a place to picnic and see the finish of the Dakar ralley just outside Buenos Aires.
3. Make arrangements for our friend Louise to visit between Jan. 20-24 before she heads to England.
4. Encourage all you people back in the states to come visit!
5. Make a required trip to Colonia, Uraguay to renew our visas and do some day trippin'.
6. Hit the beaches of Villa Gesell again.
7. Book a trip to Iguazu falls.
8. Book a trip and all the acommodations and and fishing trip, wine tour, etc to Mendoza.
9. Head back to Tigre for some R&R at a private club on the river.

I think we are doing fine. If anyone has a suggestion, let me know!!

The parks here are really nice, and you have to let the ladies win sometime or bad things tend to happen ya know.