NB: Friday the 13th is not relevant here...so maybe my bad luck on Friday 13th will not follow me...my teacher Martin told me that for Argentina, their bad luck day is Tuesday the 15th...ha, strange, eh? I almost forgot it's Friday the 13th.
Okay, so here I am at Jorge Newberry Airport. It's the local one for national flights. It's okay...haven't seen any planes yet, but t's right by the Rio Plata - the closest i've been to he river so far. I figured i should start a new book for this because i'm almost 2 weeks behind writing and figured that would take up the rest of the pages in the other book. I realized i'm going to have to make a scrapbook too! i dont' hear many Eng. speakers but it's definitely easiernow that my spanish is a bit better. Feels good being at an airport though...i always feel right at home. i can only imagine how crazy it will be if i go to Japan...you cant "fake" the language down there! I saw a roach (cucaracha) while i was in the bathroom here...I wondered if saying something would be a good idea...but then i figured no one would do anything about it. i'm sitting here in the Patio de Comidas (food court) because i'm thinking so much and i had to write it down. i was able to have a conversation with mmy taxi driver on the way here...i still cant understand many of the words but i can definitely talk about things and ask questions. And for 2 months they always tell me my Castellano is quite good...I guess it was meant to be.
Observations: There are some big thunderheads in the sky :( i hear french behind me and now i hear english. we had to get on one of those buses and were driven out to our plane. i knew it...it's a Boeing 737 for Aerolineas Argentinas. being at the airport everytime keeps the flying dream alive...the baggage handlers seem to have to load the baggage by hand. That would be pretty strenuous. not to mention, not all of the airport is air-conditioned - even the plane isn't air-conditioned much. so far i seem to be the only person on this flight (except for this older lady who totally cut in front of me in line) who is travelling alone - but what liberation! my first national flight in another country. i cant believe it...thank you Papa!
well, that was the bumpiest ascent i have ever been on. it started raining when we took off, but the thing is whenever it rains here, there is usually thunder and lightning! i kept thinking "there's no way the pilots will fly into a thunderhead - it would structurally rip the aircraft apart." when we first took off the pilot flew low over the river towards Uruguay. the clouds were very dark. i knew he was trying to find a better spot to start climbing that wouldn't destroy us. when it was too bad, he levelled out. it was pretty scary. back home, we climb, on a good day in about 15 min. it took this one 35 min. to reach 35,000 ft. it felt like a rollercoaster. i almost grabbed the guy beside me. Poor Mom...if she were here she couldn't have handled it. when we came out of the clouds and saw sunlight, the thunderheads were huge...i could see it. for the first time ever flying i thughtthere was a possibility i was going to die. i shouldn't have eaten the gross lomito sandwich inthe airport because they fed us on the plane a ham and cheese sandwich and a dulce de leche pastry which was sooooo rich! God, i seriously am going to be walking AND running every day when i get back. maybe there is a gym i can use at the hotel. so the hotel is "almost" a 4-star hotel...complete with pool and 'fitness facility' (which could mean anything) - even a sauna (ugh where are these mosquito bites coming from - everytime i touch a part of my body i find a new one! and those stupid things are carrying Dengue :( ) the hotel is called the Esturion. I just realized i forgot my book...well that will be interesting when im eating dinner alone. maybe some day i'll get to be in a romantic place at a fancy hotel with that fabulous boyfriend i so desire. until then...it's me...and hopefully not forever. looks like we're flying over country - although i have no idea what country owns this country.
Well i just found out that Belgrano (where Christina lives) is under water - people have to cross the streets holding ropes and the traffic is chaos! well, that explains the extent as to how violent those clouds were. the news shows no traffic lights and many cars are bahsed in and structures have fallen down on cars and in the streets. i cant believe it! so here i am having a whole bottle of 38p. trapiche chardonnay and a 90p buffet dinnerher in my hotel. you cant order a glass of wine here...oh NB: i was standing on the balcony and saw fireflies! i was in awe...i'm pretty sure i haven't seen them before...or else I dont remember. they are absolutely baffling...i mean i dont know how they do their light...but wow. well, i'm officially eating everything here...it is sooooo humid it makes wearing clothes difficult. Iguazu is located in the province of Misiones, which is one of the most northern provinces of Argentina. i am so lucky...i can't believe i get to do this...after this trip in a couple of months all i have to do is go to the south (see some glaciers...Argentina has all the diff. environments). I have to get up at 630am for the tours. my server is nice - his name is Jose. nothing but families and older couples here. the buffet is alright but i dont think i'll eat it tomorrow.
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