Taking Advantage of the City The first thing I did after arriving in Buenos Aires was enjoy a good amount of time on their super-fast Internet. There is something about big cities that seems to allow the Internet to be really fast, and after using Internet in the towns for a while, it seems like a big luxury to be able to watch the pages fly up almost as fast as I click. Of course, the other great thing about a big city is the variety of things that can be found in them. So I also have taken advantage of the shopping here, finally finding some music that I had been looking all over for, and picking up some other bits and pieces that had been needed but not urgent. So with the "city stuff" done, it was time to head over and catch up with my friends. Most of them hang out on the YWAM base in Ituzaingo, so that was my first port of call and I stayed here a number of days. Catching Up with Friends It was great to enjoy an "asado" (BBQ) on Monday with Ramon and Myrta with so much steak and meat that we could not finish eating it all, even though we tried. Monday was a public holiday all over Argentina. It seems that Labour Day/Day of the Worker is celebrated in a great part of the world, with Australia, Argentina, China, and other places all taking the day of May 4th as a national holiday. On Tuesday I made the opportunity of catching up with Hyrullo and Nilufa who had recently returned from a trip to their home country of Uzbekistan where they were able to catch up with family and friends. We enjoyed a large lunch and lots of conversation during the course of the afternoon. Finally, Sergio, my good friend who had helped me with all of the paperwork for my bike, and in whose name the bike is currently registered, came over to visit me at the base. He and his family are only down in Buenos Aires for a short time, after which they are heading off to Africa. During our time together, it did not really dawn on me that this was the last time that I would see Sergio until I visited him in Africa, until right near the end. It was a very hard and sad goodbye, to farewell such a dear friend for what was effectively the last time I may ever see him. It has been great to see many of my good friends during this time.