I booked my flight! Yayyyyy! It only took about two hours to actually get someone on the phone. My agent was Paolo from Peru (hooray for Paolo from Peru!). Special thanks, of course, to my mother, for putting up with this drama all morning (and playing super duper nice with Paolo so I could book the seat I wanted, etc.)

So I got a nonstop flight with other people from my group, which is great. What’s not-so-great is that I won’t get there until 2 days after the program starts. I’ll be missing the intro dinner, tango show and the chance to explore Buenos Aires on my own. Oh well. At least I’ll be on a flight. And I’ll be there on time to make the bus to Mar del Plata, which is good (no way am I taking a 6 hour cab ride alone through Argentina!).

I can’t gloat too much, though. There are still a lot of people on my trip (and on other trips) who are trapped in New York until this storm is over. With any luck, they’ll rebook their flights and make it to their destinations. Signing off for now (I need some Tylenol and a nap!).