She's a Workin' Woman Now

It all started one warm Colorado day in August when she made a simple suggestion.

We were on our way to BA and needed some advice.

Where to go? What to see? Who to meet?

She said Robin with Biking Buenos Aires and we were sold.

Cruising through a foreign city on two wheels.

Covering ground quickly and efficiently.

Couldn't have been a better afternoon.

Accompanied by two visiting Germans and of course our knowledgable guide,

we saw every last bit of the Northern half and learned more than our fill of historical facts.

It wasn't until a few weeks later,

after Emily had gone home and I was settling in,

We (my new bestie and I) were invited to a nice little evening at La Puerta Roja.

We met Troy, Mike Mundo, Willie, and Roddy

pals of Robin, Colorado native and tour guide, who had introduced us to the BA bike scene.

(This poetic theme must stop, it's taking too much Monday morning brain power!)

After a few beers with the guys I began to think that their business sounded like fun, not to mention the realization that if I continue to drink beers I wouldn't have enough money to get a cab home, and I thought, "Maybe I need to get a job". So, after making a few witty comments about how I may be exceptionally skilled at riding bikes, how entertaining I find bike maintenance and how I've always wanted to be a tour guide, they asked me to come in for an interview the following week. All said and done, they must have liked me because I am now a tour guide for Biking Buenos Aires!!!!! Big applause from those back home I hope :)

Below are a couple of pictures from my first days of training. Karry, the Finnish world traveler next to me was also hired last week so we'll be sharing the newbie duties. This shot is in front of the Faculty of Law which is the biggest university building in BA and offers both undergrad and post graduate studies. Public education, through undergrad is free of charge and a fun fact: after a student graduates they walk through the front doors of the building and are egged and floured. If you see someone walking down the street covered in a weird looking pasty, crusty, dough carrying a bouquet of flowers don't be alarmed.

The other pic is of a fire started in the Ecological Reserve to the East side of the city (part of our South tour) in Puerto Madero. Probably a cigarette, but the fire brigade arrived shortly there after and promptly doused the brush, eliminating any threat to the hundreds of rubberneckers.

Now that I've joined the black market of illegal workers you can rest assured that I'll have enough beer money! But I'll also be getting a fair amount of exercise so no, those pastries will NOT get the best of me and I'll be learning a ton about the city, meeting lots of new people, and contributing to the support of new bicycle trails being implemented by the government.

To learn more about BikingBA go to: BikingBuenosAires.com! xo