April 2, 2006
Day 186
Leyana, an Argentine I met yesterday, Ben, from Washington DC, and I all wanted to go to the national park near San Luis. It would be very difficult to access with public transportation, so we agreed to go with another Argentine couple in their car and pay them gas… Read More »
April 1, 2006
Day 185
Today I took a bus with Leyana from Buenos Aires to a small town about two hours from San Luis. Our first stop was to a giant cave used by native peoples over 7000 years ago. Next, we drove by some beautiful rocky landscape and stopped at several of… Read More »
March 31, 2006
Day 184
This was a long day of walking. First, I took a bus to Potrero de los Funes, a small town near San Luis. My main goal was to see a waterfall that looked impressive in the brochures I saw last night.
I took a path that ran somewhat parallel… Read More »
March 30, 2006
Day 183
It was time to leave town today. Everything I needed to get taken care of for my insurance was done. The waiting game had begun. I said goodbye to Kristian and Wendy and headed to the bus station.
My next stop was San Luis, just a few hours east… Read More »
March 29, 2006
Day 182
Today I learned about a game of Ultimate that was being played in town. I met up with Kristian, Wendy, and several of their fellow students this afternoon at one of the university's large soccer fields for the game. It wasn't very organized, but it still was a lot… Read More »
March 27-28, 2006
Day 180-181
After getting all of my most valuable possessions stolen from me by thugs with guns, I had to spend a few days sorting everything out. First, I went back to the police station with Kristian. They gave me a final copy of the police report, but it wasn't a… Read More »
March 26, 2006
Day 179
This was the day I dreaded, the one I hoped would never happen. But it did.
The Day
Before today, things were going really well. I made a lot of new friends, and we had a great time together. I also met up with some old friends, and they… Read More »
March 25, 2006
Day 178
Ines and I got a great deal on our bus last night. A new type of bus called a "suite bus" has just been introduced to Argentina, and along with it came a limited offer. For $6 more than normal, we got to ride on a bus with only… Read More »
March 24, 2006
Day 177
Today was a punishing hot day. The six Germans, one Austrian, and I didn't get much ambition to do anything because of the heat. The house we are staying in has several huge rooms to hang out in and a swimming pool with a big back yard, so we… Read More »
March 23, 2006
Day 176
Late last night, Jakob, Thomas, Ines, and I went to Tucuman. We are staying in the temporary house of Evelyn, Christine, and Steffie, three German medical students doing an internship in town. We all went out tonight to a barbecue and party for one of the new doctors. In… Read More »
