Settling in to Buenos Aires

I have done this many times, come to a new city, learn my way around and find things to do. However, this is the first time I have done it on my own. I got into town in the late afternoon and got situated at a hostel in San Telmo, a part of town to the south of the city center. It is a nice neighborhood with alot of cafes and churches. I simply just started walking, made it to Plaza de Mayo and found myself remembering why I love to travel. Most every city has a city square, however, everyone is different. The government building at the end of the square is made of a red stone and is quite picturesque. I then walked to the main walking street Florida. I found a Internet cafe where I checked in with my worrisome mother and checked the address for the spanish school I will be attending on Monday. I then made my way back towards my hostel where I had a chivito el panin. Basically a steak sandwich with a fried egg and slice of ham, they really like meat here in Argentina. I then went back to my hostel for a bit of a rest and met Claudio, who is from Rome. He also quite his job to come travel. He said he was going out with a couple he had met and I joined in. The couple was Joseph and Mary from Israel, no joke! They all were very nice and we went out to eat and drink. We had a little too much of vino de la casa and slept it off. They seem really nice, and are making there way north as well, and I hope to meet up with them again.