Ready or Not Here I Come! Off to Argentina!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Years!!! I hope this blog post finds everyone well and enjoying this holiday season with good friends and family!

After a great family vaction to warm Orlando for Christmas, I was thankful to be able to grab a ride to Miami to catch my flight with my Cuban Itallian cousins who will be celebrating the New Year, Cuban style, in the city. We arrived in Miami on Sunday the 29th and my flight doesnt leave until this evening, the 31st. Immediatly upon arrival, everyone around me began to speak spanish and welcome me into their home. I was slightly overwhelmed at first, but after a trip to Miami Beach with my cousin's cousin Jose (not to be confused with the 3-4 other Jose's I met) I was very happy to be getting immersed in the spanish language and culture a few days before my trip. Not only did they solely speak spanish to me, but I ate many traditional Cuban dishes and tried many delicious Cuban desserts! Mmmmmmm!

Although I am sad that I will not be able to spend New Years Eve in Miami with my cousins, and instead will be on a plane, much more exciting adventures await me in Argentina! For those of you that don't know my more detailed plans (or lack there of) of travel, I am flying into a smaller mountain town in Argentina named San Carlos de Bariloche, located in the Andes on Nahuel Huapi Lake and National Park. My tennative plan is to enjoy the culture, the scenery, and the surrounding mountains, rivers, and lakes of which I plan to climb and fish during my 6 week stay. My friend and roomate Bob Goodwyn will be joining me for two weeks close to the begining of my trip before his work begins in Mendoza guiding trips on Aconcagua, as well as my girlfriend Sarah McLaughlin who finagled getting some work off in her nursing schedule to join me for the final two weeks of my trip! I am extremly excited for both the time spend adventuring solo, as well as the time I will spend with good friends!

I'll be posting my adventures and stories from my trip here as after as possible, so check back!