New Year's Eve: Camping And Couchsurfing

The morning of New Year's Eve I was still saying to myself "Don't worry, something will come up".  At the same time, I was sending email to everyone I know here (which isn't a very large list), and it seemed everyone had plans with their families before midnight.  I got invited to one party, but it didn't start until after the family dinner, basically 1AM-5AM, I would say I'm too old for that, but I never did those kind of parties, so it's not a matter of age!  (I used to program all night, but that's different).

Yesterday morning, as panic about having nothing to do for the evening was setting in, I emailed Eric and Anna, the couple I met in the park over the weekend.  Around noon, when I finished my Spanish class with Hugo, I read their email, which said they had decided to go camping with a group called couchsurfing, a website that allows travellers to connect, and has a huge BsAs presence.

The problem was that the group was leaving at 2PM, so I had 2 hours to pack, deal with a cell phone issue, get food, etc.  Food wasn't going to happen before 2, so I asked Eric and Anna to pick up something for the Asado (BBQ, but quite a big deal here).  They did, and I got confirmation from someoone else that I could crash in their tent.  I grabbed a cab and headed over to the train station.

Too tired to finish this posting, but wanted to post something and wishes for a Happy 2009!