More than 50 hours later…..BUENOS AIRES

After almost losing my luggage in Peru and fighting my way in broken Spanish for a earlier connecting flight (I was NOT going to spend another night in an airport, no matter how nice of a change the Lima airport was), I got to Buenos Aires. FINALLY. But my journey wasn’t over yet. Exhausted and tired, i still had an hour ride left to the hotel. Ugh. Great. The entire ride, it surprised me how much the city reminded me of my hometown, another big city in India.

I got to the hotel to see my lovely roommate MARIA SNEHA waiting for me in our room. Of course, 30 minutes later I was out on to my first Buenos Aires night. A group of us from the program took cabs to Palermo, the Soho of Buenos Aires, first to a bar called Sugar, and then on to a club called Hype/Kika. Dinner is eaten late in BA and going out doesn’t start until 2-3. Both places we went to were super Americanized. A football game was playing on a huge screen at the bar and my middle school hip-hop itunes list was on at Kika. The burgers at the bar were just amazing. As an Indian I definitely stuck out in BA, me and Maria being identified as “Indian Beauties,” at first glance. I guess my Indian identity will always follow me. The nightlife seemed to be relaxed and people take their time to eat and drink, before they begin to dance at around 3 am. Of course, we didn’t realize the real party didn’t start until this time, and we left as soon as a long line began to form outside the club. I had great food, a great time, and met great people all on my first night in BA.