Blue and White

I'm in love. Buenos Aires is a beautiful gem of a city. I can't stop daydreaming about moving here. Last night we had a fancy dinner complemented by an enchanting two-hour-long tango performance. Oh and we're now tango experts ourselves, having received official certificates after our one hour lessons. From massive graveyards adorned with haunting crypts, quaint, brightly-painted blocks filled with markets in Boca, and dancing with locals in tiny nooks in Palermo, this city was a big win for os setes.

Before boarding our flight we joined in airport celebrations today when Argentina pulled off the win against Iran during stoppage time. We're buzzing with excitement, and currently I'm about to be yelled at by the flight attendant* for having my phone on while we're in final descent into...Ushuaia!?!?

We've now just arrived here at the bottom of the Earth (kind of). It looks cold outside. I think it'll hover around 0C most of our time here, so nothing we haven't experienced, but quite the change, and possibly made worse by biting wind. Part of me is curious and wants to experience the fury that nature brings down here at the southern tip of the continent. Gavin, Lauren, and I recently read a book called the Uttermost Part of the Earth, a memoir written by the son of the major actor in Ushuaia's original settlement in the late 1800s. They had to deal with gnarly conditions, to say the least, including horrifying shipwrecks, difficulties communicating and interacting with the natives (they're now nearly all gone), and making snowballs from time to time. Can't wait to experience this place. Now for the solstice party - everyone stays awake until sunrise (10 am) to celebrate the longest night of the year (16.5 hours).

* This was affirmed seconds later.