Visitors are always welcome here in BA. Yep, I am more than happy to share this wonderful city with anyone wanting to explore the southern hemisphere. In fact, I've decided that showing people all of the many reasons that this city totally has me captured is one of my favorite things to do. I've found the perfect job to capitalize on that goodness I feel when introducing newbies to the vast array of museums, parks, historical sites, but obviously, and most importantly, restaurants! Each tour reminds me of why I feel completely at home here in Argentina.
Luckily, outside of all the wonderful travelers I meet on the job, I've been fortunate enough to host some visitors of my own. Grandma kicked off the trend with a Thanksgiving visit last November and a stopover in Uruguay. Dad, Caden, and Silvia shared an awesome week of cycling, exploring, clubbing and a few afternoon cocktails in late February. And my most recent visitor Amanda, my first roommate EVER from my freshman year at AU just left and I already miss her. After two+ years of not seeing each other, it felt like just yesterday we were living together! And we ate at so many amazing restaurants that I can now show to all my future visitors. (Seriously, a lot of food, but A LOT. Our waistlines are grateful we don't live anywhere near eachother!) Each of these trips was a unique combination of emotions: excitement, exhaustion, relaxation and sadness at departure, but I am so happy that I've had the chance to introduce each of them to the awesome Buenos Aires. Please, please, please come see me again!
I would like to say however that none of these compared with the complete joy and content I felt when visiting home in June. Being my favorite month of the year, with Colorado's green mountains, warm days and cool evenings, the fresh summer vibe has the most incredible calming ability. Honestly, I had never before felt the happiness I did when spending those two weeks with those that I love most: my family. This year is the first that I've experienced a very extended period away from home and even so much time out of the US and it's true when they say distance makes the heart grow fonder. I'd never before understood the connection to home. Each morning I woke up early, took a walk with Winston while the sun was just peaking above Raiders Ridge, followed by relaxing mornings waiting to spend the day doing whatever I could to soak up as much Durango time as possible. We were together as a family to bring Grandma Willie home to Colorado one last time. A brief but wonderful road trip to CO Springs to see Breanne and her gorgeous family. Those kids melt me like they'll never understand. Everyone was so generous, breaking away from their busy schedules to spend time with me. Durango never seemed so good!
Truth is, I should have wrote about the trip while there, but then again, if this blog is for those back home I don't need to add more detail. You were all there sharing in my pure 'being home' bliss! xo
*Please excuse the totally lame photo/text layout. I am fully annoyed and completely over the blogspot tools offered and have given up trying to make MY blog fit MY needs and preferences. :) As you can see I'm trying to be the bigger person, accept what is available, check my high expectations at the door, the list goes on and on. My perfectionist tendencies are getting the best of me at this point so I must now step away from the computer.
Visitors are always welcome here in BA. Yep, I am more than happy to share this wonderful city with anyone wanting to explore the southern hemisphere. In fact, I've decided that showing people all of the many reasons that this city totally has me captured is one of my favorite things to do. I've found the perfect job to capitalize on that goodness I feel when introducing newbies to the vast array of museums, parks, historical sites, but obviously, and most importantly, restaurants! Each tour reminds me of why I feel completely at home here in Argentina.
Luckily, outside of all the wonderful travelers I meet on the job, I've been fortunate enough to host some visitors of my own. Grandma kicked off the trend with a Thanksgiving visit last November and a stopover in Uruguay. Dad, Caden, and Silvia shared an awesome week of cycling, exploring, clubbing and a few afternoon cocktails in late February. And my most recent visitor Amanda, my first roommate EVER from my freshman year at AU just left and I already miss her. After two+ years of not seeing each other, it felt like just yesterday we were living together! And we ate at so many amazing restaurants that I can now show to all my future visitors. (Seriously, a lot of food, but A LOT. Our waistlines are grateful we don't live anywhere near eachother!) Each of these trips was a unique combination of emotions: excitement, exhaustion, relaxation and sadness at departure, but I am so happy that I've had the chance to introduce each of them to the awesome Buenos Aires. Please, please, please come see me again!
I would like to say however that none of these compared with the complete joy and content I felt when visiting home in June. Being my favorite month of the year, with Colorado's green mountains, warm days and cool evenings, the fresh summer vibe has the most incredible calming ability. Honestly, I had never before felt the happiness I did when spending those two weeks with those that I love most: my family. This year is the first that I've experienced a very extended period away from home and even so much time out of the US and it's true when they say distance makes the heart grow fonder. I'd never before understood the connection to home. Each morning I woke up early, took a walk with Winston while the sun was just peaking above Raiders Ridge, followed by relaxing mornings waiting to spend the day doing whatever I could to soak up as much Durango time as possible. We were together as a family to bring Grandma Willie home to Colorado one last time. A brief but wonderful road trip to CO Springs to see Breanne and her gorgeous family. Those kids melt me like they'll never understand. Everyone was so generous, breaking away from their busy schedules to spend time with me. Durango never seemed so good! 
*Please excuse the totally lame photo/text layout. I am fully annoyed and completely over the blogspot tools offered and have given up trying to make MY blog fit MY needs and preferences. :) As you can see I'm trying to be the bigger person, accept what is available, check my high expectations at the door, the list goes on and on. My perfectionist tendencies are getting the best of me at this point so I must now step away from the computer.
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