July 29th After re-reading my last entry I realized that it is unfair to talk about what is going on without giving a bit of background, so allow me to paint the picture for you readers out there… Right now Maria and I are in Balcarce, which is about five hours South of Buenos Aires. We are staying with Lia and Paco. And Lia is our mom's cousin. Their children are Dolores, Maria Lia, Francisco, and Felicitas. All are here with the exception of Maria Lia because she is a translator for the government and there was a congress in Buenos Aires that she had to attend. Dolores just got here with her boyfriend Juan Pablo. Francisco is studying film in Buenos Aires and so the family calls him ‘the next speilberg’ in Spanish. Feli is
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