Final week of January and BA

Well today is the 30th of January and this is my last night in Buenos Aires. wow there goes the first month of 2007, that was quick. Seems like just the other day that I was at my Uncle Harry and Aunt Irene´s condo in the middle of the mountains and the snow as we rang in a new year. Now I am on the bottom of the world and it was about 33 celcius today and I went for a walk and was looking for some boardshorts. These jean shorts are getting a little bit dirty and they just arent practical for places I will be going. Well I sure did pack light for this trip and now the trick is to keep it light. Of course I still need to buy the odd suvenier, just try and stay away from buying a whole load of stuff. My past days here have been very nice and I have spent about five days now with a guy named Aaron. He is originally from Maschechusettes.. or however you spell that lol. For the past year and a half though he has been travelling the world. He started with Europe, then India, then Australia, then was in New Zealand. He had just arrived here and came to the hostel I am staying at and we have done lots of hanging out. He has tought me lots and has a very different and open way of seeing things. He was originally kicked out of school for being caught with weed off campus and now he never smokes and never even touches a drop of alcohol. He doesnt really intend on going back to school. He wants to spend a year in South America and then work his way up to central america and see how hard it is to find a cheap boat and then start sailing. Whenever he runs out of money he just finds a little work where ever he is and then keeps going. So tomorrow we will go our seperate paths but I am sure we will keep in touch. Over the past days I have gone to a few museums and went to the Recoleta cemetary where I got to see Evita Peron´s grave. I really thought that hers would be bigger lol. I love to go out shopping but the buying part doesnt happen so often lol. I know I am sure ready to try some new cuisine in Brazil though. Another person told me of what they were planning on doing and it sounded so tempting except for the fact that I dont think I have the time or the funds. He is going to slowly work his way up until he gets to Canada. Bussing!! from here. I really hope that I get to see some of the Amazon river before I have to come home so this is something I am going to look into for sure. It is present in atleast 4 countries here I think. Well thats about it for now and I will let you all know how Sao Paulo is after I have arrived tomorrow night and find my hostel lol. Thatl be an adventure. Well this is it for now so Farewell! and Brazil, Here I COME!

Mar del Plata

Mar del Plata sorta bit it big. Didnt like any real part of it. I was gone for only two nights from BA and I missed it very quick . My first full day there walking on the beach I almost got robbed but my senses told me that something was up and I sorta heard a faint zipper sound so I checked my backpack. Sure enough, the back little pocket had been 3/4 opened. I checked thoroughly to make sure that everything was still inside the pocket and it was so I was very thankful and wore the backpack on the front after that. In that pocket I had my passport, two credit cards, and my new cell phone. Yea I was lucky. Right after I stopped and closed the zipper I looked around to see if anyone was watching. Sure enough, I noticed a lady maybe in her fourties that had stopped walking and was looking around. I stared at her for a while and eventually her wandering look took a peek at me and I saw her quickly look away and keep walking. Yea I am almost 100percent sure it was her. But I knew that there was nothing I could do so I just was very careful from there on. The bus ride back from Mar del Plata was very sweet because it was about 18 bux for the top end executive ticket and it was niiiiice. Compfy and food and free coffee etc. spacious! Oh by the way Mar del Plata and pretty much the vacation getaway for people living in BA during the summer which it is right now. Its 5 hours south of here by bus. Well I spent the day walking with two girls from London and we had a great time. Sooooo much walking lol. tired now and I think tonight is a time for a little relaxing . I love this hostel and everyone is so amazing here so making friends happens in an instant almost. Such nice people! Well I dont really have enough pictures to update any new ones but I will put some on before I go to Brazil I think. well thats all for now and I will write again. Enjoy the cool temps back in the canadian lands. Im out for now -Adrien

the first week here

Well the first week here was great. When I got here it was like the only day it has been raining really. The other days have all been about 32 and up on the celcius chart. I found the bus that costs 1.35 pesos(3 pesos to the american dollar about) so about 50 cents for this bus to my hotel. It seems no one else here used it but Iam glad that I did. It took almost two hours but I saw lots of Buenos Aires on the way in. It is an amazing city. The architecture here is very european and the food is quite european aswell. Anyways, when I got to my hostel I found it to be quite compfy and costs just under ten dollars a night. This isnt that bad but you can find hostels for around 6 dollars if you look hard enough. I have met lots of nice people here and it seems to be run strictly buy Israeli and Brazilian travelers so it is hebrew and portuegues in the air all the time. That and a lot of smoke. It seems people love to smoke when they travel. The nightlife here is crazy and I usually wake up to my roommates coming in at almost five after going out on the town starting at 1am or so. This doesnt bother me all that much either except I usually feel like such a loser staying in some days lol.
The food here isnt quite as tantelizing for me as it was in asia but that is ok because I think I will like it a little more when I get to the coast of Brazil. Oh by the way, I decided to buy a ticket to Sao Paulo because I found one for 35usd before taxes one way. I bought a round trip and leave on the 31st of jan. The Visa is a tough thing to get for that stupid country lol but I got it now. I have been walking lots and seeing tons of the city and decided that it is almost time to move on. come monday the 22nd I will be checking out Mar del Plata which is a beach city south of here about five hours on bus. I am very excited to see some more of Argentina.
The past couple of days have been some real airy days for me in BA and my stomach always feels so tight. its tough to work up a big appetite with all this gas sitting in me 24/7. I hope this goes away soon and I know that it is a normal occurence when you are travelling. I told myself that I would not send any pictures and people could see them when I got home but I changed my mind and will be posting a few periodically. Now its the weekend and I hope that I have some energy to go out a bit. Tight stomache and low on energy(sucks) well atleast I dont have the flu or anything. Still can function. Well thats about it for now. Besides getting robbed for 100 pesos when they told me they were taking me to tango lessons but actually werent. ( I sat and talked with a girl for a few minutes while they brought beer and then they said I needed to pay for the girls´ beer. 100pesos!!!) I paid cause im a little wuss lol. well just that and gettin lost the other day walking are my most exciting stories. lol. anyways okay thats it and I will update later. Signing out from Buenos Aires.