Buenos Aires Panic
We're going to Buenos Aires tomorrow. Argentina. You don't know this but BA is the site of my own personal Eat, Pray, Love story. I moved there in 2009 on a Fulbright grant. I was completely heart-broken and thought that my life was pretty much set in sadness. I welcomed a change and a different scene. I moved to a strange land where I didn't know anyone, the language, and was heading out to do research and work at a school full of little portenos. I know it's a huge cliche, but I found myself in that city. I discovered a yoga studio a few blocks from my home and took a few classes. It was my only experience with yoga aside from a cruise ship class. I fell in love. I started doing yoga 4-5 times a week. I jogged in the park. I made incredible girlfriends from Australia and Belgium and Amsterdam. I went out dancing. I lost emotional baggage and physical weight. I did neuroscience research and developed lesson plans. I drank a lot of Malbec and ate a