Ciao Ciao Argentina...

I know, I know, I am saying ¨goodbye¨ to Argentina and I have barely even said ¨hello¨ through the eyes of you blog-readers.

Apologies.

The reality is that I have simply been far too happy in this country to spend precious time writing blog entries in an internet cafe with a bad internet connection...no, no, that´s just plain depressing.

Instead, I have been out, experiencing the cities/towns of Buenos Aires, (a little break in the middle there to honor my Grandmother...I love you Gram), Iguazú (the falls were unbelievable, even on a disgusting rainy day), Salta (including two days as a ¨gaucha¨ riding horses), Cafayate, Salta again and now I´ve been in the perfect little town of Humahuaca where I am struggling to accept that I must leave in two hours. But the jouney must go on...

The whole while, I must point out (and especially because she doesn´t have the address to my blog and therefore won´t embarrass her ;-) that I have been traveling with a now I imagine friend-for-life named Katya from Canada. We met in Buenos Aires, got along and decided to cotintinue traveling together. We spent a month enjoying cities, towns, wineries, wine, music, art, museums, clothing, learning, laughing, traveling, and many other crazy stories (inquire within) until our time to part came three days ago, as she has planned to go down to Patagonia and work on an organic farm through WOOF. I would have never expected to have made a friend like her, and so I will say publically ¨thank you, Katya¨.

For now, I am off to yet another small town in Northern Andean Argentina where I plan to continue to learn about small-town life, Incas, Quechua and art....etc. etc.

etc.

(this trip has been better than imagine, by the way, if you were wondering...I have learned, wow, so much)

Then I cross into Chile.

But I love you, Argentina, you have been so very special to me, and I will return one day. That´s a promise.