Argentina is cold, but you'll be so drunk you won't care

It is a lot colder here in Buenos Aires than I thought it would be.

The highs are in the fifties during the day, and it gets down to the low forties at night. Brr! Compounding this problem, my apartment has the dumbest heating system ever. The heat emanates from the floor. I totally thought the leasing agent was trying to pull a fast one over the stupid Americans when she told us this. But no, beneath the floor are pipes filled with hot water. Silly Argentines. Floor pipes really do a poor job of heating the place.

However, if any of my friends were here, they would not be bothered by the weather at all. This is because they would all be drunk. The wine in this country is ridiculously cheap. My first night here I bought a magnum of wine for two American dollars. It didn't taste great, but it still amazed me that I could by that much wine for two bucks. A pretty good bottle of wine costs $3. And the top shelf wines for special occasions costs $7.

To all my friends (you know who you are) - if any of you come to visit me, remember this: it is too damn cold for me to bring you to the hospital for alcohol poisoning. I'm just saying.