the paraguayan reverie

its been a great two weeks in uruguay and argentina, times filled with great beaches, dinner parties, lots of wine and more than a few really great times. Actually, this vacation thus far has far exceded my expectations, being that Ive consistently felt like ive been having a worthwhile time, even if i was just taking a nap on the front porch of our beach house, or sitting in a park watching the trees and clouds slowly move with the wind.

And tomorrow(!) i start hopefully the best part of my trip where i go up to beautiful tucumán and cafayate with gina to (of course!) have wonderful time for the new years. Im still not totally sure what were going to be up to when we´re cruzing around, but im pretty sure we´ll at least be going for swims in waterfalls, seeing some sweet desert rock formations and maybe even ride some horses. Oh yeah, i rode horses for the first time in Uruguay. On the beach. I was galloping up and over sand dunes with a pack of 6 other people; it was amazing.

Other highlights include the break-dance show i saw last night with my peace corps buddies and a few new friends from the hostel. It was a really cool time, despite the fact that the club was like an oven and i was basically soaked by the end of the night. As a side note, there are a ton of people from the bay area in BA, an almost funny ammount actually. I think out of a group of l0 that were with us last night, there were 5 people from CA, four of them from the greater san francisco area. Strange.

Another highlight was for sure the tango/dinner show which highlighted two dancers, and a couple singers. They were seriously talented, the man especially. I was totally blown away by the footwork, twirling and spinning, diping and kicking. Also, on the random note there was a family sitting at the table over that was from monterey, CA. I didnt know any of them, but still it was kinda odd. Also, as a slightly funny side note, my buddy dave and i decided to eat left over food after the show that people had left on their tables. Basically it was a cheese and meat plate and were were shoveling the cheese wedges into our mouthes while looking out for the waiters. This was a really nice place too, with people in suits and things, meanwhile me and dave are chowing down on people´s leavings. Classic.

More to come later.