BA Nightlife

I recently changed my Spanish classes from the morning to the afternoon which has freed up my nights for going out rather than sleeping. I've only been out a couple of time, but both nights have been great so far.

On Thursday night Danny, Nic and I went to the equivalent of RnB Superclub, except that it's tucked away in the middle of the suburbs. oddly enough no sound was leaking from the building, so yo've got to wonder why we can't build proper clubs and mid-sized venues in Sydney. I think most people agree lack of venues is why the party scene in Sydney sucks so much. The flavour of the night was RnB, obviously, with a good dose of reggaeton. We got there pretty early, 1.30am, and despite being tired, I managed to last till 4am, which I was pretty happy about. 2am seems to be the time that most people head out over here, even on week days, with about 1000 people showing up eventually. The next day Dora congratulated me on becoming a real Argentino for sleeping in and doing a bit of work in the afternoon before eating dinner at 10 and heading out again. I feel that it's my responsibility to maintain this schedule in the name of cultural sensitivity.

Last night I joined a bunch of people from Danny and Nic's hostel bar hopping until we got to Sunset, a huge club a little out of town with a couple of thousand people spread between two rooms, one reggaeton and the other techno. We were lucky to arrive 10 minutes before the foam party started, and the night got crazier from there. There were, of course, go-go dancers a go go, wearing... well... closer to nothing than something. I really do love Buenos Aires. In an effort to keep Dora happy I stayed out till 6, which I hope she appreciates.

The clubs here have been great so far, with no attitude, cheap drinks and fairly cheap door prices as well. It's a welcome change to Sydney and it's easy to see why everyone here goes out so much.