3/18

Hey, just checking in real quick. I am still in Buenos Aires and the past few days have been great. A few friends from home and Michigan have been in town so things have been busy but its been really fun. It's great to see some familiar faces and share the South American experience with friends from the states. Ben and I bought our tickets to Iguazu the other day so we are officially leaving the city late Saturday and arriving at the falls later in the day on Sunday. We have a 18 hour bus ride ahead of us which should be pretty interesting. I am not really sure what I am going to do in order to entertain myself for that long, but hopefully my ipod will last a while and I won't get sick from reading.
Yesterday, St Patty's Day, was actually a pretty big deal here. A few of the streets down by Plaza San Martin were shut off and there were people everywhere dancing and partying. It was a bit overwhelming and we decided that we only needed to see it for a few minutes. All of the expats in BA were easy to notice, they were the only ones in the city wearing green for the most part.
Tomorrow I am hoping to be able to watch the Michigan game (Go Blue) at a restaurant/pub here that is supposed to be showing March Madness. A few of us are trying to get tickets to the River Plate game which should not pose a schedule conflict, but you never know how long things are actually going to take in South America. Hopefully I'll be able to catch the game, I would hate to miss the first Michigan appearance in the tournament in over a decade.
I'll try and update from Iguazu with some pictures when I am there, I am sure that I will have a ton to share. I hope everyone is doing well and I'll try to check back in before leaving BA.