que lastima, pero adios

we fly to ny at 8pm tonight.

so, this is goodbye to south america. and goodbye to argentina. and goodbye to spanish. and goodbye to: crazy landforms, endless busrides, strange animals, new foods, palm trees (even where they dont belong), street protests, catholic holidays, missing home, aguardiente, learning history, soy de los estados unidos (pero de nueva york), tour groups, shared bathroom hostels, our tiny freezing happy apartment, cafe cortado, frescito, my godfather Cesar and his wonderful family, almuerzos, foriegn exchange students, trying to read the newspaper, trying to understand the history, big steaks, mangy dogs, long scary hikes, altitude, blue blue water, random diarhea, internet cafes, mistranslations, sony channel, itoitoito, siga no mas, relying on the kindness of strangers, big beers, the inevitable lack of loose change, daily parades, $3 gourmet meals, wondering about the euro, dutch girls traveling in pairs, bus fumes, cobblestones, colorful sweaters, feeling cold, hammock time, reading a book a week, leather jackets, feeling lost, chifas, counting money, wierd plants, snowcapped mountians, learning 10 new things every day.....

so, bye.

if only there were a cat to crazy glue myself to.....