Argentina nights...

Howdy from big beautiful BA! This is the strangest internet cafe, but I have come to really like it: it's right across the street from our flat, and run by this eccentric family with two pitbull mix dogs, who lie around and growl at people when they walk in... Has no one told them that this might be slightly bad for business? I know it sounds really horrible, but you just have to see it, because the owners are so nice and relaxed, and now that I've been coming in here almost everyday, the dogs don't growl at me anymore... Although it was SUPER off-putting the first time I came in here, now I find it really funny in a sick way when the dogs growl at uninitiated customers... Twisted! Just yesterday, one of the dogs grabbed this girl's purse and started chewing on it... she tried to grab it back and ended up in a tug of war for her handbag with a growling dog! The old man behind the counter just sat there, chuckling... I'm finding myself settling in well to regular pattern here in BA, although we are having some issues trying to sleep... the location of our flat is fantastic in the sense that it is right in the heart of things, but this also comes with the constant noise of traffic speeding by at all hours... the buses here run 24 hours a day up and down Las Heras Blvd., and are extremely noisy and old... Paul keeps waking up from the noise, also the fact that we are both 6 feet tall and trying to squash into a double-sized bed... these two factors are making for difficult slumber sessions and beginning to effect our entirely positive impression of the flat... We've been weighing the options, and have decided against trying to move flats, but instead to possibly invest in a different mattress for the next 10 weeks, and buying some earplugs... Hopefully this will solve the sleeping issue. Otherwise, spending my days at the gym, grocery shopping, looking for deals on fresh flowers for the flat, cleaning up, making dinner for Paul... I have discovered that I actually love being domestic and spending my time puttering around the flat cooking and cleaning is quite enjoyable for me... The people here in BA continue to surprise and confuse. My limited Spanish isn't helping me to assimilate, but I still mangage to get by fairly well. The weather has been alternating between sunny and warm, perfect for spending time on the terrace, and pouring rain. The poor plants are getting over-watered from the bouts of torrential rain. Tomorrow night, we are going to try out a new yoga class, and then on Saturday, we have reservations at a little French restaurant called L'Ecole... we had a fantastic meal there the other night and are looking forward to going back... weather permitting, we'll eat outdoors on the patio... if there's no rain, it should be absolutely lovely! I am fighting the urge to buy heaps of beautiful clothes, shoes, leather jackets, belts, accessories... all dirt cheap and of the best possible craftsmanship... I just can't justify buying things right now, being on the move, and how in the world will I carry them with me? I just bought Johnna's ticket online to visit us in Thailand... getting very excited about seeing her and spending time together in Asia... She will love it, I'm absolutely sure... She'll arrive on 03 April and stay for 3 weeks... During this time, the plan is to travel around the central plains, visit some ruins, then possibly head south for some beach time... then flying to Siam Reap in Cambodia and doing about a week at Angkor... Still seems so far away, and yet advanced planning is a must! Glad that the ticket is purchased and the dates are set... xxx more soon. xxx Jason