Beware of the warthogs!
Beware of the warthogs!
Namib Dune Gecko (Pachydactylus rangei) - the webbed feet are a special adaptation
Namib Dune Gecko (Pachydactylus rangei) - the webbed feet are a special adaptation
Day room at the Swiss First Lounge in Zurich.  Here it is in "blue mode."
Day room at the Swiss First Lounge in Zurich. Here it is in "blue mode."
Mar 062011

At last, I have a website.  I have procrastinated on this far too long and it is hard to believe that it has been more than a month since I left Boston on a bitterly cold February morning.

I am in Buenos Aires at the moment starting my third week of Spanish lessons.  I spent the first two weeks here at a schooled called IBL that I had read about on a number of other traveler’s blogs.  I was enrolled in group classes at IBL which held about 5-7 people on average.  The classes were pretty useful but after a couple of weeks I decided that one-on-one tutoring is probably a better fit for me.  Much of the grammar is coming back to me (I did take 4 years of Spanish in high school!) but I am in dire need of conversational practice, especially when it comes to the rapid and heavily-accented Spanish spoken by the porteños.

I will be here in Buenos Aires until the 21st of March taking classes after I will be heading south towards Bariloche.  Expect some posts over the next few days about my experiences in Paraguay, South America’s least visited country!

In the mean time, I would encourage you to check out some of the photos that I have posted as well as the map which I will keep updated with my route.

4 Responses to “Welcome!”

  1. Hey Ryan,

    Congratulations on getting started on your grand adventure. I envy you this experience. Know that Kristy and I are thinking of you.

  2. Greetings!
    You probablay don’t remember me, but I am a former Lee Middle School teacher, during the time of Chris Bress, Kristy Lavis, Teron Jackson,etc.I was a LA teacher, and I’m pretty sure you were Janice Charles’ student. I sure do remember what a great student you were and ALL of the outstanding things that you did as a middle school student. Chris and Teron forwarded your website to me. I am SO VERY HAPPY for you. You ARE living your Lif’e's ADVENTURE now!
    Be careful, be happy , and be safe! I’ll be thinking of you and keeping up with you journey!

  3. Thanks to both of you for the kind words of encouragement! I hope you all enjoy the photos and stories that I post in the coming months.

  4. Travel safe!

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