humahuaca

i'm in argentina. yay! should be the last country of my trip unless i get a crazy idea to bike over to chile. it is so, so nice to be back on pavement. also, there is a lot of meat in argentina. last night i ordered "milanesa" in this restaurant, and i think i might have eaten close to a pound of steak. i'm not kidding. like it was about 8 times the amount of meat that usually comes out at meal times, and it was so big, that it hung over the edge of my plate, and then they had to bring me another plate with french fries and salad because there was no room on the meat plate. it was a piece of meat that was maybe 10 inches in diameter and about a quarter of an inch thick. they also gave me three bread roles with dinner, and i made three meat sandwhiches with them,and like it didn't even put a dent in the quantity of steak left on my plate. also, they brought out extra virgen olive oil and balsamic vinegar for the salad. i don't think i've had olive oil since the united states. being in argentina feels like being back in a first world country. goods are sold in stores instead of along side the road on blue tarps, and there are things for sale that aren't basic necessities. it's pretty exciting. internet is still rediculously slow, so no photos. but one day....
-jessie