Day two

WOW. day two was a different experience. I woke up needing water asap and hoping to scratch some stuff off my to-do list (i.e send out emails about the blog/ how to communicate), and i guess if you're reading this, i did it! *scratch* I felt kinda depressed this afternoon, as I walked around Buenos Aires, thinking it is huge, trying to get a Argentine SIM card unsuccessfully. Turns out my spanish is not as good as I thought. Ordering food was hard also, and I began to fear the next few months. But as I got in a cab with an old Argentine man with shaky hands (who also didn't know the area I was trying to go to) I began to feel a little more optimistic about the upcoming experiences. We figured out my host family's location together with me saying si to everything he said-regardless if i understood him or not- and my frown turned to a smile as I looked around the city. I will be living in Recoleta, an amazing part of BA-and it really is amazing. There are shops and laundry-mats and stores all over the place and huge park 3 blocks north of my apartment. I immediately forgot my previous feeling of doubt and excitement ruled my mind. As I fell back in love with BA I realized how quickly things change and how I must stay optimistic about whats ahead of me. This experience is going to be amazing and I can't wait for every part-even the discouraging feelings, because I know I will see an old Argentine man walking through the park, or a child playing with 30 dogs being walked by one person, and get that excited smirk on my face again. mucho amor y entonces!

Chao,

~MAX~