Buenos Aires was awesome! We were definitely kept busy 24 hours of the days there. I may not have gotten much sleep, but I certainly fit a lot of the BA and had an absolutely grand time in those 4 days. I don't know if I could quite live the Argentine's for good though!
Day one was spent on a kayaking trip to Tigre. Tigre is a town in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, situated in the north of Greater Buenos Aires, 28 km (17 mi) north of Buenos Aires city. In the town there are series of canals the navigate through it and to the various islands within and by the town that connect to a main river. We got in double and triple kayaks and began our 3ish mile trip to an islands. Dylan and I worked with the trip liaison to navigate our kayak around the twisting canal and against the waves created by motor boats and other passer-bys. After a little bit, we made it to a little island on which we dined on cheese, meats, and local sodas and relaxed before our trek through the jungle-like area that covers the island. Led by a man with a machete, we made our way through the trees and such in a single file line. After touring the island this way for about an hour, we hopped back into our kayaks and swiftly made our way back.
That night Jack, Dylan, Matt, Bronwyn, Kaelyn, Samara, Matthias, and I all went out to Palermo for dinner and a night of dancing! Mind you, dinner in Argentina is more along the lines of a huge midnight snack. We didn't go to eat until 11:00, and the restaurant was completely full! We were there until almost 1:00 in the morning, which just blew my mind. But the food was delicious and the dancing was fun.
On the second day, a group of us (Jarvis, Katie, Bronwyn, Kaelyn, Gaby, and I) went into an area called La Boca known for it's street art, colorful housing, and a huge soccer stadium. Unfortunately, after wandering for a little bit, we were told that the area was not at all safe for anyone who wasn't a local! Because we were there a couple hours before one of the biggest games, the people were getting a little riled up about things. While there were police everywhere, they are typically exceptionally corrupt which deemed them relatively useless for us. We quickly found some taxis who took us into a different area called Recoleta and recommended some places that would be good for food and football (not American football, but soccer). After enjoying some nachos and sports, we wandered around the area and into a local market by the Recoleta cemetery. There was also some preforming going on in the this little area with a small stage, but the language barrier definitely left us even more confused as to what was going on.
That night was one of my favorites! Max, Tucker, Gaby, Katie, Gabby, Josie, Jack, and I met up with a bunch of Josie's friends from NYU who were studying abroad in Buenos Aires. Max, Tucker, Katie, and Gaby went off to another little restaurant, but the rest of enjoying some quality fun. We ate and drink some local things, and then headed off to a two-story salsa club! It was SO FUN. Pretty much everyone else there was a local, so we watched and learned and loved life until the early hours of the morning.
Day three brought in more walking! Dylan, Katie, and I began our day at the Plaza de Mayo, where we happened to run into a couple girls from the ship who were meeting up with their best friend from school. That best friend from school just happened to be Sarabeth, who is a friend from home that I've known since a very,very young age! It was such a small world moment; both of us wanted to meet up at some point, but it just happened. Serendipity at its finest. She took us to this HUGE market on one particular street that lasted about 10 or 15 blocks. We all walked through that for about an hour and Sarabeth and I caught up on life and times. It was so fun! Then Katie, Dylan, and I grabbed some food and ginger lemonade and continued to walk through the city to the Obelisk and other sites around the city center.
Katie and I enjoyed a delicious roomie dinner out on the town that night on Florida street. We sat and enjoyed beautiful weather, good music, good food, and great company for a few hours before headed back to the ship.
The last day, Katie and I began the day with a run with Professor Gogniat on the Waterfront. We ran about 6 miles there and back, with a nice break to grab some cappuccinos, water, and food. After we had showered and such, Katie and I got some wifi at a cafe in the morning and then walked over to the Recoleta area to see the cemetery for the afternoon. We ran into Jack and Max there, and meandered through rows and rows and rows the mausoleums and tombs for a couple hours. We saw the graves of many Nobel prize winners, old presidents, and Eva Peron along with many families.
Photo 1: View of the river in Le Tigre.
Photo 2: The island to which we kayaked.
Photo 3: Trekking through the forest on the island.
Photo 4: The man with the machete that led the trek through the jungle.
Photo 5: Yan and I in the mud and the trees.
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