Hello all,
This has to be a super fast post, because I am sitting in a Internet cafe in Argentina while Elli gets a tetnus shot because a stray dog bit her arm. Well to put a long story short, we left on Tuesday to leave our Piriapolis abode and travel in Argentina for a week and a half. It´s that simple and yet complicated. I really wish I could post pictures today but as I am using the cafe´s computer I cant. For the one day that we have been in Argentina we have loved it more than a month in Uruguay. We experienced a feeling that Uruguay was heavy with people´s unwillingness to look at life joyfully despite past depression and suffering. Yes, there were some very happy and kind people, but the general atmosphere and energy was very heavy, passive and lonely. When we arrived on the ferry in Buenos Aires, Argentina (which is a city of 10 million) gigantic city, we felt a much better, more willing, and joy despite pain, energy. It is kind of ironic that we noticed that, because ¨Buenos Aires¨ means ¨good air.¨ After laughing and picture-taking our way through Buenos Aires in our incredible 9 seater car, we arrived in Lujan, which is the home to the most visited shrine in the world. The Cathedral is incredible, and the people are so dedicated to it. There we took amazing pictures (which I will post asap), prayed, and went to mass. At the end of mass Elli accidently bumped a stray dog and got a bite on her arm. Because stray dogs arent very healthy and my mom couldnt get the cut to bleed we called the free, come to you ambulance, because of worries of rabies. When they came a super nice lady came went into the nearest bathroom with us and told us after looking at El´s arm that rabies wasn´t a worry but tetnus was. Accidentaly Elli has never had a tetnus shot so the doctor told us to go to the hospital the next day and get her a tetnus shot. Thanks to Elli´s bite we stayed in Lujan, and of all things it was the something-hundredeth anniversary of the creation of the town. Right across from the church, in the plaza was a traditional Argentine band playing then of all things a ballooning co. came and opened a huge hot air balloon. It was amazing I got literally 1 foot away from a full-sized air balloon. In the States they would have practically the whole plaza taped off, but here they let 5 year olds be 1 millimeter away from the giant fan. After happily deciding to stay the night we checked into a lovely little hotel and hurried back to hear another singer- the Josh Groban of South America. He sang with his guitar romantic love songs, throwing around his curly black hair. It was delightful! Only to finish a perfect day with fuegos artificiales- fireworks.
It was God´s providence that Elli got bit so that we could totally adore Argentina. That is the latest, and I will try to post all the pics from Uruguay and Argentina when we get back to Uruguay in 1 and a half weeks. Pray for us as we travel through one of the biggest countries, I will try to keep you as updated as possible. All in Gods will for our trip,
Julia
