We have arrived and checked into our apartment successfully. We have walked over 40 miles throughout the city in the first 5 days. We have taken the SubTe and Taxis too. We love it here! It is very different than anything we have seen before--but it still has the feel of a European city, with a little rustic feel. We live an area called San Telmo, there is a very large street fair/market every Sunday right outside of our apartment. They sell art, antiques, crafts, etc. It extends for about a mile around us. San Telmo south of the micro centro--where the Casa Rosada is located (this is where the president lives). On the third day we were here, it snowed--this was the first snow Buenos Aires has seen in 79 years. They were going crazy, it made huge news. The snow did not accumulate, but they were still worried about the driving. We have met up with a PSU alumnus and his family (wife, child, and friend) and watched the Argentina vs. Mexico game. We are meeting some Ex-Pats for dinner this week also. We are starting our training for teaching English on Monday, July 16th. We are gradually getting accustomed to Spanish, it is difficult but easier now that we are immersed in it. People have a really nice accent, clear but different than what we have heard in Chicago, it takes some getting used to. We are probably going to Blog once a week, we hope you enjoy hearing about our journey as we experience it.
We are now in our second week of TEFL (teaching english as a foreign language) classes. The classes are going really well, and we enjoy our classmates very much. We are teaching Argentinian adults who want to learn English. So far we have taught the beginner level. Next week we will start with the advanced students. We are exploring more parts of the city. We are trying to get to know the neighborhoods and use the transportation systems here. We have used the SubTe and taxis alot, plus we are walking so much each day. We still have not gotten on a bus yet, the system is extremely difficult to understand, but apparently they can get you everywhere. 
We went to a really unique and incredibly beautiful cemetery in an area called Ricoleta. We have posted some of the photos that we took there. This is the cemetery where the Perons are buried and a lot of other rich families of Argentina. The weather is still a little chilly, but very comfortable--around 40-60 degrees everyday. We are probably going to begin working on some of our artwork soon, based on a lot of the photos that we have been taking. We also signed up for intensive Spanish classes to start in mid-August. We will take 20 hours a week for probably 8 weeks of classes. Hopefully we will be able to speak Spanish much better after these classes. We are still struggling with the heavy accent here. We have really started to feel like we live here and work here. It is feeling more comfortable.
