Guest Post! -- by mi porteña favorita

Since Leesh has been so amazing in showing me around her city of Buenos Aires, I decided to give her a little bit of free rein in my post. She is one of the most intelligent and loving people I know. Here you go...

FIRST OF ALL HI TO THE MCINTIRE FAMILY! I MISS STOPPING BY THE HOUSE TO HUGS AND HELLO'S. YOU MUST BE SO PROUD OF SARAH PLANNING HER TRIP TO BUENOS AIRES. THAT'S WHY I'M SO GRATEFUL OF WHAT SHE HAS SACRIFICED TO COME VISIT ME. IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN THE CITIES WE LIVE IN, BUT THEY ARE EXCITING, CHALLENGING, BEAUTIFUL, FRUSTRATING AND JUST PLAIN SCARY AT TIMES. OF WHAT I'VE SEEN IN HER (SARAH), SHE'S GRACEFULLY CONQUERING LIFE IN RIO AS WELL AS IN BUENOS AIRES.

MY HOST MOM, NUNZIA, IS ABSOLUTELY IN LOVE WITH HER. SHE SQUEEZES US ORANGE JUICE EVERY MORNING, REMAKES OUR BEDS, STUFFS US WITH DINNER, CHECKS ON US IN THE MORNING, IN ADDITION TO BRINGING HER SPUNKY PERSONALITY INTO EVERY CONVERSATION.

I CAN NOT EXPLAIN THE GREAT DELIGHT I FEEL HAVING SOMEONE HERE WHO KNOWS ME AS WELL AS SHE DOES, SOMEONE TO SHARE MY ADVENTURES WITH, SOMEONE WHO IS TRULY INTERESTED IN WHAT LIFE IS LIKE FOR ME HERE. DURING THE DAY WE DON'T SEEM TO ACCOMPLISH MUCH, BUT IT IS FILLED WITH SILLINESS AND LAUGHTER ALL THE SAME. WE'VE WALKED AROUND THE CITY, WEN'T OUT FOR ICE CREAM, LUSTED OVER LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC MEN (WHICH MEANS WE WENT CD SHOPPING: AHHH, JUANES...), SPENT A NIGHT OUT AT A TANGO BAR EQUIPPED WITH STRAY CATS, CANDLES AND SOME LATINOS, AND A NIGHT IN STUDYING.

I AM EXCITED TO HAVE HER SHOW ME AROUND RIO THIS DECEMBER. I AM REALLY IN AWE OF HOW RIO HAS TRANSFORMED SARAH INTO SUCH AN ADULT: EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL, TALENTED, ARTISTIC, INDEPENDENT AND COURAGEOUS. SHE'S ALSO PRETTY HUMBLE, AND I'M BRAGGING ABOUT HER I KNOW, BUT I'M FORCING HER TO POST THIS ANYWAY.

TAKE CARE ALL OF YOU, THANKS FOR READING, WE'LL SEE YOU SOON!