Caught in an on-going techno moshpit

Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't written a lot recently- with school starting and actually having to do more than just eat, sleep, and drink, I have had less exciting things to write about here! Haha. Last week was pretty uneventful, lots of long lunches at Tea Connection and some late nights at bars. We went to this great bar called Jack the Ripper on Thursday or Friday night, I can't remember. Its really big and its a cool environment. That was Gretchen's last night :( I miss her...we had some really fun times together. Saturday night I went to Becca's hood, Almagro, and we went out for sushi. They really didn't have a variety of sushi, just salmon and crab, but it was good. Had amazing Green Tea ice cream for dessert. Sunday we woke up early and went to this place called Tigre-- Its a little town north of Buenos Aires that is famous for its "water roads" (kind of like Venice I would imagine). We took a train there and then hopped on an old, crowded wooden boat headed for the Gato Blanco, a cute restaurant on the water. It was a great and leisurely lunch- we had Tortilla Española and I had a an incredible vanilla ice cream and dulce de leche dessert. The dulce de leche here is out of this world. After we returned on the boat, we walked around Tigre a bit. I was really eager to get out of the city and away from the noise and constant crowd, but unfortunately Tigre was so touristy and crowded that I didn't feel like I had gotten away from the city at all. I really took advantage of how peaceful and relaxing Marin is- Don't get me wrong, I love being in a city, but when you have no where to retreat from the dirt, pollution, smoke, sirens, buses, and crowds it can be a bit overwhelming. I would love to go to the countryside one weekend, stay in an old hotel, ride horses in the fields, etc (the reason I say this is because a group of kids on my program did that this weekend and they said it was amazing!). Tigre is also home to an "amusement park" and a Casino. We didn't go to the park, but we went into the Casino to play some slots. (Alicia- it was worse that South Lake Tahoe if you can imagine!) I won 20 pesos! Woohoo. It paid for my cab home later that night. We visited the famous Puerto de Frutas, a big fair in Tigre, but it was so crowded and we weren't in the market to buy the things they were selling, so we got back on the train and headed to Buenos Aires.
Last night Orly and I met up with some friends at Acabar, an amazing bar in Palermo where you can get amazing drinks and play board games at the tables. They have tons of board games to choose from. We started with Monopoly, but that was too hard after the strong blue drinks we had consumed. We switched to Jenga and had a really great time. Orly and I had to leave early because we were meeting Becca and Liam and some friends and CroBar, a big dance club in Palermo where they were hosting a private party for the private universities (which we atted here). We got in for free, checked our coats, and started dancing the night away to Spice Girls, Shania Twain, Aerosmith, Madonna, Rhianna and more. It was great until it became more crowded than the most crowded subway in the world- at one point I was not even standing on my own two feet- I was just swaying with the crowd. We were being pushed and pulled everywhere, techno moshpits would suddenly take over and we would have to run for cover, and a fight broke out so all the music stopped. At around 5 am I simply had to call it a night. I was so tired and so sick of being pushed and shoved.
I slept well and here I am at 3:41 pm, still lounging around. Its alright- today is a holiday and nothing is open. I have some reading to do and we are planning our trip next weekend to Mendoza, the wine country. :) I'll try to write again soon!