"...I'll spread my wings
and I'll learn how to fly
though it's not easy
to tell you goodbye
I gotta take a risk, take a chance, make a change
and break away..."

And, so, this is it. This will probably be my last post until I get myself settled and find my way around Buenos Aires.

I'm nervous. Especially when a friend, a well seasoned traveller himself, asks if I'm worried about being robbed. I know that's silly but it is one thing I am totally worried about. Everything else, where I'll be living, what I'll eat, who we'll meet, whether I'll have enough money aren't even close to the worry factor of being robbed.

When I was in Italy I got told off by a shop keeper in Venice for having an open bag without a good closure. I wasn't worried at all in Italy about crime. I guess I hadn't done as much research on Italy as I have done on Argentina.

SarahT has been making fun of me since January when I started obsessively researching the country. And my father so lovingly pointed out that since I already know so much about the country I don't need to leave. Oh, dad, I'll be back, I promise!

But I think it's good that I know where the fun, night-out neighbourhoods are and where to find a delicious coffee or where the best up and coming Argentinean designer shop is. I'm not intending on sticking religiously to my research but it's nice to have a little bit of knowledge before diving head first into a foreign country.

I'm looking forward to all these new experiences as always. Even if someone does play the old squirt food on you then attempt to wipe it off while robbing you trick. I'll have the heel of my new tango shoes to kick 'em in the butt.