Urban livin'.
Living in the province, or the suburbs of Buenos Aires, was not for me. I felt bored and stifled by the consumer culture and strict code of conduct enforced by its inhabitants. For example, in Olivos, the part of the province I was living, you would get weird looks for saying 'mexicana' phrases or ordering tea during lunch time. Once, when I ordered tea with my lunch on a very rainy and cold day, the waitress came back three times to ensure that I knew what I was ordering and that I really wanted that during lunchtime and not something 'normal' like a gaseosa. Deviating from the norm in the suburbs was pretty 'frowned' upon, but I found the city to be more accepting of difference. Most of my free time was spent exploring El Centro, and the architecture was incredible.
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