Happy 2009!

Hello from Buenos Aires! We are now on country number 12, and we have been having a blast. A brief update on the past 2 weeks-

We flew into Porto Alegre, Brazil, to stay with our friend Kiki and her family. Fernanda and Kiki met us at the airport, gave us a brief tour, and we had a relatively mellow night. The following day, Jacki flew in from LA. It was Christmas Eve, and that night we had a fabulous dinner with Kiki's extended family, after which we went to her local country club for a huge dance party. Fun! On Christmas day, Renya and Lisa few in, and we had another big meal with Kiki's fam. Basically, the entire trip was one big fiesta! Lots of great food and company, and late nights! It was amazing for us to experience eating dinner around 11, going to bars at 2, and clubs at 4! I don't think we went to bed before sunrise more than a few times. So many fun and friendly people, and it was so nice for us to be around familiar faces again. We spent the next couple of days wandering around Porto Alegre, and the Sunday before NYE we headed down to Punta del Este with 2 other Brazilian girls for a week of fun in the sun!

The drive was about eight hours and extremely sweaty. We arrived at our lovely apartment and were happy to see how nice and open it was! We spent time on the beaches and wandering around, though a lot of our days were sleep filled due to the different way of life down here in the South. We were invited to a lovely NYE party, where we rang in the new year with smiles on our faces and champagne in our hands. We hung out in Punta for a few days more, then hopped on a boat to meet Jackie, Renya and Lisa in Buenos Aires for a few more nights of fun with our old friends before hitting the road again as a duo.

The girls have now all left, and we are at a loss for what to do! Its amazing how accustomed you get to being around people; things seem very quiet now. We are going to sit down tonight and figure out what to do with ourselves here in Argentina as we still have many weeks to go. Head south probably, but any suggestions would be appreciated! We miss you all, happy new years, and we would love to hear from you. Did anyone actually make it through the 700+ pix we put up over the holidays?

We promise to update more often and with more detail in the future. Love you!!
xoxoxo