One of the things I have come to really love about Buenos Aires is the proliferation of fantastic bakeries all over the city. And so it was sort of pathetic that it took me over 5 months to realize that there was one just one block away from me, but, then i more than made … Continue reading Caritas Dulces
For my birthday, I had the fantastic opportunity to visit La Paz, Bolivia, on the cheap. Getting there turned out to be the biggest adventure of the trip. To start with, i flew boa airlines, which is operated by the Bolivian government. I began to question the legitimacy of the airline, when i found out they did not even have … Continue reading Why you should always dress-up when traveling
So one of the things that is very much part of Argentine folklore is the image of the ‘gaucho,’ sort of like cowboys in the US. They were mixed blood, Spanish and indigenous people, living out on the expansive plains of the Pampa herding sheep a and cattle. So when the opportunity came up to go to … Continue reading A real Gaucho rodeo!
I was intrigued as soon as I heard of it: Teatro Ciego (Blind Theater)? How does have a full dinner and show in the complete darkness? And it was. From the moment we walked in (hand on the shoulder of the person in front of you), were guided to your seats until the very end, there wasnt … Continue reading Que ves, cuando no puedes ver? (What do you see, when you cant see?)
Better than the Swiss Alps. Thats what they (the Argentines) say about Bariloche and San Martin de los Andes. Well, I’ve never seen the Alps, and these Argentines do have a tendency to be extremely proud of everything Argentino, but this time it might not be a far stretch. To risk sounding cliche, the snow-peaked … Continue reading Moments to live in
So, literally the very first Argentine I met here in Buenos Aires was Andres. Now, Andres lives on the edge of a plaza just a couple blocks from my house. And when i say on the edge of the plaza, i should better clarify that I mean the curb. Well, when we first met, he … Continue reading celebrating life in others
27 hours in bus. 27 hours there and 27 hours back. (and that’s will all my clothes and hair still smelling like burnt feathers from just the night before…) That’s how long it took to get to Cachi, a small pueblo of 8,000 high up in the desert in the north of Argentina, along the … Continue reading Winter (in July) Break
So, a couple weeks back at the end of June, had a long weekend off from school and so we decided to make the official tourist pilgrimage to Colonia, Uruguay. Its just an easy, couple hour ferry-ride across the river (the widest in the world, as los Argentinos are so proud to tell you) and … Continue reading Colonia, Uruguay
So this 4th of July came and went without me speaking a single word of English or seeing a single American- other my own reflection in the mirror. Its the fourth year now that I’ve been out of the States on the 4th, so you think it wouldnt be that big of a deal. But … Continue reading a 4th of July without America
So with a group of friends we put on a Noche de Pizza Loca. Essentially, an amazing excuse to get people to make me pizza, disguised as a competition. Each team had to try to come up with the most creative and most delicious pizza. I led my team in making a dessert pizza, something … Continue reading Noche de Pizza Loca
Wandering Joy 