I’m about to wrap up a two year gig in Texas that has kept me anchored really close to home. It’s time to bust out and I decided to do it big time. I want to stay awhile so I needed someplace inexpensive. I want to be in a city so there will be lots to do without having to travel continuously. So…I’m heading to Argentina for three months! I chose Buenos Aires for several reasons: it’s a long ways away, I’ve never been there or anywhere else in South America, it’s got a hopping cultural scene, it’s one of the most “European” cities in the Americas and it’s way cheaper than Europe. I speak enough Spanish to get by and I look forward to being much more fluent by the time I get back. Best of all, I’ll be trading Dallas summer heat for a mild winter climate. So here’s how the planning has gone so far… (more…)