Argentina

An evening at the milonga

November 28, 2009

There is no better way to experience authentic porteño life than to go to a milonga to watch the locals tango.  I wish I could describe this place: on some non-descript street just off Avenida 9 Julio, we walked into a grande tea room that was probably something magnificent in its height during the 1910’s.  Dark […]






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It’s raining men, ahlehloooshaaa!

November 23, 2009

Hallelujah.  Is. My. New. Favourite. Word. Porque?! Porque! It is pronounced ahhlehloooshaaa here.  Can you believe it?!  Say it with me now: AHHHHHLEHHHHLOOOOOSHAAAAAA! Is that not the MOST FUN word ever?!  Ever?! Couple it with The Weather Girls’ “It’s Raining Men” and you’ve got yourself one of my most memorable moments from the weekend.  We were […]






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Sweet November

November 20, 2009

I keep playlists on YouTube and listen to them while I write. This is the cheapest form of entertainment ever. You really should consider it before going on iTunes to purchase music! Because my taste in songs changes so much, I make playlists on a per month basis now. November’s roll is a mix of […]






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Los piqueteros en Plaza de Congresso

November 18, 2009

It seems that every week, there is some kind of protest or strike going on here in Bs.As. My Spanish lessons are in Plaza de Congresso and whenever there is some sort of politically charged commotion, it tends to start here. I have a front-seat view of the place and snapped these pictures last week […]






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Daily Buenos Aires

November 16, 2009

This is a shot of the drive to work in the mornings. Libertador routed one-way into downtown. All 12 lanes!






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Polo in Buenos Aires Argentina

November 15, 2009

Thanks to the generosity of some new friends, I got to go to my very first polo match yesterday.  And it was beautiful.  A perfectly warm spring Saturday, with the excited buzz of the season’s opening games thick in the air.  We were fortunate to get box seats and what a great introduction to polo […]






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Picadas and helados

November 13, 2009

These past few nights have been quite warm in the city.  The thunderstorms have been less frequent so we’ve ventured out for evening walks and drinks and dinners.  Lately, we’ve been going for afternoon helados and then having picadas (nibbles) and drinks.  We move from cafe to cafe, finding tables outside and lounging over cheeses […]






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Fear and loathing in language learning

November 10, 2009

Vivi, my Spanish teacher, told me off yesterday.  She’d been asking around in the office to see if I’ve been practicing my Spanish with people.  And no, I have not.  Everyone here is so friendly and can speak English so well, so there is no need for me to talk in Spanish!  And I am […]






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