Successfully made it to Argentina yesterday. After saying goodbye to Elise in Montevideo I caught a taxi and headed to the port. Luckily at the port there was a tiny gift shop so I have a few postcards from Montevideo to prove I was there. The Buquebus boat that goes from Montevideo to Buenos Aires was very comfortable. There were big flat screens playing movies throughout the trip and there was a cafe on board too. In Buenos Aires I taxi'ed it to my host family's home and got in with no problems. My host mom, Fernanda, is an account and my host sister Flor is a sports writer from a local paper. I got to see some of her articles in print when she brought some papers home yesterday. There's also a long haired German Shepard named Chacho (sp?) who barks just like Keeva does when someone rings the doorbell. Yesterday night I also met my host mom's boyfriend and his two kids. Everyone was very very nice and patient when I had to ask them to repeat a word (which happens often with Flor because she speaks so quickly). Dinner was pizza followed by almond ice cream. Looking in the fridge I have serious flashbacks of Rio, the milk has a little plastic holder and there's fake sugar everywhere! Luckily Flor doesn't like 'light' soda so there's regular coke for us.
The house is two stories, with a dining room, living room, office, kitchen and garage on the first floor. On the second floor there are three bedrooms and a bathroom.
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