On Jul 9th, 2009, Brian wrote :
As many of you already know, we’ve returned to Seattle. We bought some surprisingly affordable one-way tickets from a local travel agency in Buenos Aires and we landed in Seattle on July 2. Buenos Aires bid me farewell by infecting me with the worst flu I’ve ever had. Fortunately, I’m feeling much better now. To [...]
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On Jun 22nd, 2009, Brian wrote :
To an outside observer, the confused Bridgid and Brian journey of attempted self-discovery probably appears pretty strange. First, we told you that over the course of two days we hashed a scheme to bail out of Peru and bus across the continent to study Spanish in Buenos Aires. Now I am about to tell you [...]
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On Jun 18th, 2009, Brian wrote :
From the beginning of this trip, we’ve both had a strong inclination to find a place to stay settled instead of bouncing from place to place. It has felt great to get settled in Buenos Aires and we are comfortable here, although we don’t feel passionate about staying here more than a couple of months. [...]
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On Jun 14th, 2009, Bridgid wrote :
I’m learning all sorts of interesting things in Buenos Aires. The Spanish lessons are going very well. Four days a week, Brian and I head downtown to the University of Buenos Aires. I read about UBA in a fellow traveler’s Lonely Planet-Argentina book (thanks Tarija!), and then checked it out on-line, and really liked it. [...]
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On Jun 1st, 2009, Brian wrote :
It was just yesterday morning that we arrived in Buenos Aires on a night bus, but we’re already registered for classes and have a place to stay. Bridgid found classes through the University of Buenos Aires that are way cheaper than the classes offered by private schools but they started today. We missed the first [...]
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On Jun 1st, 2009, Brian wrote :
We headed out to rock climb at La Ola, near Cordoba, on the evening of Monday, May 27. I was pretty stoked that one can easily take public transportation to climbing areas in the mountains here. And after visiting Huaraz, where many of the rock climbing areas have reputations for armed robbery (and a few [...]
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On Jun 1st, 2009, Bridgid wrote :
Salta! What a wonderful place! After Peru, Brian and I were looking forward to a little luxury in Argentina, and we found it. Believe it or not, I actually enjoyed our crazy bus/travel/53 hours of fun; it was an experience…and I will be sure to write another ode to the bus system at some point. [...]
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