Arrival in Buenos Aires : South America, Take Two.

Buenos Aires After finishing up some glorious days in Rio, a quick stop in Seattle, and a whirlwind 4 days in New York with Fil and Manu, I’m back in South America. The 11 hour plane ride was actually not that bad. I’ve gained a knack for sleeping on airplanes, and managed to sleep nearly the whole way. The airplane movies this month have been exceedingly bad. They had a driver waiting for me at the airport, which was great. I’ve never had someone waiting with a name card before, so I felt very special. The drive to the hotel was a bit awkward… I was speaking in Portuguese, and she could understand me more or less. I was able to pick out words when she was responding, and get the basic gist, but the majority of what she said was lost on me. My hotel is great, and so far, no one has even attempted to initiate conversation in English. This sucks for now, but will be helpful if I’m going to learn Spanish. The guy at the money exchange thought I was Argentine, and the hotel receptionists thought I was Brazilian. Cool. I’m now in the OLX.com office. People can speak English, but I can already tell that things will be a lot smoother in Spanish.