Today marks my four-month anniversary in Buenos Aires, and I am a little blown away by how quickly time has flown by. It feels simultaneously like I have just arrived, and like I have been here forever. One thing that is certain, I am far from ready to go back to the Netherlands within two months to start writing my thesis.
When I travel to new cities and new countries, I tend to fall head-over-heels in love very quickly. Exploring new places is one of the simplest pleasures in life for me, as it enables me to experience the good feeling of freedom and to learn new things. More often than not, I am quickly seduced. Many of these love affairs are short-lived, with the next place replacing the previous one in my adoration.
Nonetheless, I have been lucky to have two big loves in my life.
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This was my first solo adventure, and living in this town known for its surf beaches, nightlife and yoga, was so worth it. Even cold showers, itchy mosquito bites and cockroaches didn’t bother me anymore. I loved it but I left it, motivated to explore the rest of the country, before returning home to start my studies and get back to real life.
Then, a few years later, I got the opportunity to move to Buenos Aires, my second love, to spend a semester studying abroad. I fell hard and fast, but this time it isn’t a fling. Whereas Puerto Viejo was the Latin Lover that swept me off my feet in a whirlwind romance and then let me go, Buenos Aires is the mature love I will introduce my parents