Years ago, when I was a Little girl growing up in cold, stiff New England, in my church there was an old retired missionary who had spent some 40 years living here in Argentina. And he was this crazy character, who maybe after so many years of living in Latin America had no sense of … Continue reading The Art of Mate
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
So as part of the conference this past weekend, Francisco and I and went to see the documentary “The General and the Judge” (www.pbs.org/pov/judgeandthegeneral) which is about the atrocities which were committed during military dictatorship in Chile during the 1970’s and ‘80’s. Literally thousands of people ‘disappeared,’ which is to say they were secretly kidnapped … Continue reading When Good Men Do Nothing…
When you hear the Word “Democracy,” what first comes to mind? For me, well it’s some sort of combination of images involving a bald eagle, a waving American flag with its stars and stripes, and maybe superimposed over all that the first few words of the Constitution in gold letters, “We the people of the … Continue reading Congreso on Democracy
So, before I got here to Buenos Aires, practically every person who had ever spent any time here before told me to be careful of the cab drivers because they are notorious for slipping you fake bills. Well, a couple weeks in, don’t you know I get one. The guy was so nice and friendly … Continue reading Monopoly Money
this past weekend was the holiday “Day of the Worker,” meaning that everyone gets the day off, but, ironically fell on a Saturday…anyway, so I decided that I had to take advantage of the break from Saturday classes and see a bit more of the country. I’ve been here about 6 weeks now and haven’t … Continue reading off for an adventure
Since getting to Buenos Aires I’ve been part of the young adult’s group at the church and tonight we had a photo scavenger hunt. Basically each team had a list of things to find and take a picture of in a set amount of time, and the team with the most by the end of … Continue reading Photo Scavenger Hunt
Sunday a bunch of people came over to help us paint my new apartment. About a week ago I moved in with this girl the Strong’s introduced to me from Columbia. She’s absolutly fantastic. But even though she’s been living in this apartment for over a year, its like she moved in yesterday. sort of felt like moving in … Continue reading Apple green walls + 10 friends + lasagna = perfect Sunday afternoon
One of my goals while living here in Buenos Aires is to train and complete a marathon. That’s a full out 26 mile marathon. Well, still a long way from there, but just completed the first step. Ran the “Run for Water” 6k race (http://liveearth.org/en/therunforwater), which is an event designed to bring attention the crisis … Continue reading Run for Water 6k Road Race
Wandering Joy 