Wow. I’m really sad to be typing this. But it’s done. Decisions have been made. The wheels are in motion. And it’s official: we are leaving Buenos Aires. I can’t believe a year has already gone by and while it was our original plan to stay for just one year, we had debated about staying longer and I really thought that might happen. Alas, it is not and very soon I’ll be leaving on a jet plane…and I really DON’T know when I’ll be back again. Sigh.
The good news is I know we WILL be back. Argentina — the country, the food, the people — is now in my blood. And it’s in my family’s as well…when I think back to all the memories (the panaderia, the first trip to the ER, the beach in Uruguay, visits from friends and family, just living life in a foreign country and all that entails), I think about how much we’ve done and seen and how much there still is to do and see.
Most importantly, it’s the people I will need to see. Two of my closest friends here are expecting their second little munchkins, and I must come back to see them and everyone else that has so affected our lives for the better while we lived here. There is a warmth and affection that porteños have that is unique to this country. It’s not unusual to see a teenage boy and his father walking hand-in-hand down the street. There’s a lot of kissing going on and let’s not forget the food and how the sharing of it expresses a special kind of love.
Plus, there’s so much of this huge country we still haven’t gotten to, so another trip WILL happen.
For now though, we need to look forward. We’re heading back to NYC for a short time and I’m not sure if we’re staying or heading out on another great adventure. We’re taking it one day at a time.
I’m also not sure how the blog is going to change seeing as how this whole thing started with me trying to navigate the Land o’ Meat with a couple of vegetarian amigos…but please keep coming back and we’ll find out.
Hasta luego…
