As we got off the plane, I could barely keep a grin off my face. It didn’t matter that the Buenos Aires airport is not the most beautiful, after 10 hours in the air we had finally arrived! We passed through the customs and got permission to enter the country, got our bags checked again, and walked through the doors to the airport terminal, where two cab drivers were waiting to navigate the crowded streets and take us to our hotel, Hotel Diplomat. Aside from some elevator struggles, Emily, Melissa, Cain, Karie and I settled into our rooms, and then began exploring!

Here’s our room in the Hotel Diplomat.

Buenos Aires is crowded and fast-paced, and one of the first things we got to see was a strike, where people had filled the widest highway in the world, and were protesting, tossing paper and confetti into the air, chanting and waving banners while the police stood by, not taking any action, just monitoring the situation. We walked around taking pictures of them, and people were very enthusiastic about having their pictures taken, leaping into pictures and waving at us. The whole scene was very different from the United States.

The view from our balcony!

Now, two days later, it already feels like we’ve been in Buenos Aires for much longer than we have, exploring and getting to know how to navigate around the streets, and on the buses. The people in our hotel are very kind, and explain everything very well. I am excited to see Rosario.  Anne