touring the city

This weekend, we finally took a tour of the city. Granted, it was at 8 am on Sunday after a long night out, but it counts.

We finally met up with Juan, Tammy's Argentine friend who went abroad for a semester to Illinois, and he gallantly showed us a night on the town. We started out at a bar in Palermo at 12:30 or so, then worked our way into Shampoo, which is CLEARLY the kind of club that only permits really ugly girls because Kelly and I couldn't get in for a while (I think it was Kelly's windbreaker that really did it). But when we left the club we were hungry, so we went out for empanadas and tostadas while the sun rose. Taking advantage of the bright and uncrowded streets we drove around town and were literally shocked by the city that we hadn't seen. It was quite the pleasant surprise... we saw Boca stadium, the port, lots of buildings, some stray dogs, and Kelly was stared down by a bus driver on the early morning shift. We got home at 9, turning our made-up faces in embarrassment, pretending we somehow didn't notice Walter, our doorman, washing the sidewalk. I think the fact that we tried to hide is going to make it more awkward in the long run.

In other news, I've been teaching many hours of English and I love it. The only downside is that I speak English all day, so my Spanish is not exactly in top shape. I have different students every hour and every day, so I never really see them with consistency, but it's finally getting to the point where I've had enough repeats to see their progress and, more importantly, pick favorites.