I have to apologize for my lack of posts, but this one will hopefully make it for it. So I didn´t have much time to explain the futbòl game...the Boca Jrs game. It was scary, but amazing at the same time. I have never seen a crowd get that rowdy. They sang/jumped up and down/waved flags the whole game. The only time they stopped jumping and singing was halftime. What made the experience even better was the fact that we were in the cheap seats, which was where all of the action happens (in reference to the fans). The only thing that I didn't quite understand is that they get so pumped up and into cheering that half of them don't even get to watch the whole game. Part of the view is blocked by huge flags bearing pictures of players. It was also an experience trying to get tickets off of a scalper...you just never know if the tickets are real (unless you'd used those tickets before).
The next day I went off to explore part of the city, before getting the chance to see this amazing drum show at the Konex Cultural Center in BA. The different styles of drums, bongos and other instruments together made incredible sounds and beats. It was interesting to watch the crowd...I believe it was at an event like this that the "mosh pit" was started. After the show I went off to grab a nice steak at a cheap steakhouse in Buenos Aires...eating was definitely a highlight of that trip. You could grab a steak sandwhich in BA for about 4 dollars...maybe 5 depending on the place.
The last night I spent in Buenos Aires we ended up having a parilla (Argentinian bar-b-que). There ended up being about 8 of us having a good time on the roof of the hostel cooking up a storm. It was a nice way to finish my trip to Buenos Aires. But that night made for an interesting one. So the guy that I had been traveling made some interesting life decisions that night. He would tell me about his girlfriend back in GA and how he great she was, etc. The first night when we went with some people from our hostel to a club, he met an Israeli girl (you are bound to meet people from Israel here, just because once they finish their civil/military service they head off to travel) and he stayed in contact with her. Well, that night she came to the parilla to see him. It seemed like everyone was enjoying themselves and when the food was gone everyone started to head back downstairs to bed. There had been 3 of us sleeping in the 10 bed dormroom, which was nice because everyone could sprawl out. Though the British guy and I tried to mention to Jonathan (the guy from GA) that there better not be any visitors in our dorm room that night...we failed. I was so thankful that the British guy was snoring... it just helped to drown out any noise. Of all the hostels I have stayed at in South America, this has never happened. It was an awkward night. I was also thankful for the fact that I was able to fall asleep very quickly that night. The next day I woke up and packed up and said goodbye to everyone and made my way closer to the bus station.
After a 21 hr bus trip, I made my way back into Santiago. For the last part of the bus trip, I had an interesting conversation with an Australian Chiropractor who tried to tell me that the H1N1 influenza virus was just a hoax and that it didn't actually exist. I had a good laugh with that one. From the bus station I slowly made my way back to the CHASERS apartment. It was one of the girls birthdays so we went out to a fantastic pizza place in Santiago and had a great time. That night I had a little over 2 hrs of sleep (though I went to bed at a little before midnight, the van company who was coming to pick me up called the house phone at 2:15). I didn't understand half of what she was saying, partially because I was in a daze from just waking up and partially because she was speaking so quickly. I had to check the door about every 10 minutes to check to see if they were outside (they eventually picked me up at 3:20). After catching the 6:40 flight to Lima, I made my way to the hostel in Barranco. Yesterday was a lazy day around Lima, just getting caught up on sleep and on making sure that everything was ready for Beth to come in. I'm looking forward to spending time with her. Around 10pm tonight I will head back to the airport to pick her up.
I will try to write more soon. Take care.
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