Hello life.....

So this is my first feeble attempt at blogging. I promise "all" of my readers many typos and grammatical errors. I don't care. ;) That's that kind of person I am. I don't worry about the details but try to enjoy life as it comes. This laid back attitude has some northwestern roots and certainly comes in handy in my and Kien's (Katrine) new adventure.

We are currently living in Buenos Aires, Argentina (f0r 5 months! Come for a visit..... but only if we know you and like you! ;) . It's the capital of Argentina and has about 13 million people living here. Suffice it to say that it's huge! So far it has been nothing but great. Porteños (Buenos Aires natives) have been very friendly. They are a wonderful mix of native americans, europeans and whatever else there is. Hard to describe their looks but they seem passionate. Red wine, red meat and tango are to be had in every corner of this wonderful city.

Kien and i haven't done a whole lot of sightseeing yet but we have done a good amount of walking and shopping for everyday things. The first full day we were here, we went to a huge supermercado to get things for our apartment. New smells and brands and ways of doing things were to be absorbed. Spent like 3 hours just looking around and reading labels. (good thing we agreed to eat before our shopping spree). When we actually decided to get checked out for our purchases, we didnt realize that we would have to stand in line for over an hour just to get to the checkout stand. After much chaos with credit cards that didnt work and my ass running up and down streets looking for atms, we finally we able to pay and get back to the apartment. In the meantime however we met a very nice porteña that gave us her number and insisted that we call if we needed anything at all!

Today we started our spanish classes. We took the subway that costs about 3o cents USD or 1.5 NOK. Not bad I would say. Only Kien and i and one other girl in our class. Very one on one in the class. Our first day went very well and we both have high hopes for learning some spanish before we leave. We are going to be taking the class for at least 4 weeks, 4 hours a day. (up to maybe 6 weeks). The teachers and students at the school seem great. After we are done with spanish classes then we are off to join the masses. Kien will start at a hospital in the gynecology and obstetrics department and I will more than likely volunteer somewhere as well as study for exams back home in Trondheim in December. (Anyone know of any good volunteer opportunities in B.A?)

Tomorrow it is back to the spanish class to make me feel dumb again. ;) Not always a good thing to go to class with your hardworking wife.... makes one feel like a slacker sometimes. Oh well, Im going to give it the 'ol collegiate go! After school, we are going to clean the apartment and make some dinner at home. Although the food is cheaper than norway, it still adds up to eat out every meal. But hey the vino tinto is very cheap! Cant complain, livet er herlig.........

ps- pics and more posts to come!


much love.........