Good evening bloggers,I have just come back from having supper with a couple of school mates around the corner on Santa Fe. It is a beautiful summer evening and so pleasant to sit out on the terrace while the world goes by. I have had a busy couple of days here since I last spoke to you all and am always amazed how quickly the time goes. Thursday I was greeted by a man hanging from the building across fom my balcony in the process of tearing away the thick growth of ivy covering the wall.A shame really, to see the lovely green that faced my window being stripped away, but I assume it has to do with the building deterioration or something,no se. Thursday is also the day the mothers and grandmothers of the Plaza ... read more

Good afternoon bloggers, it is Super Bowl sunday in some parts of the world including some locations here in Buenos Aires. Game time here is 8:30 local time so it will be a late night I suspect. I am going to head over to The Alamo across the street where there should be a good crowd to watch the game.A nice sports bar with 4 floors of bar with TV's on each so a lively spot.I am not sure anyone from Argentina cares really,football here is of course a different game and in Buenos Aires there are two huge teams and a rivalry between Boca and River.The season has not yet started but they are playing exhibition games around the country.I would love to go to a game but understand it is a tough ticket to ... read more

Good evening bloggers,saturday evening here in BA and another warm day in the capital.It has been a week of school again, with the focus on a test that I wrote yesterday.The levels at school are divided into three week blocks and my level drew to a close friday with my first written test,my first test in a long while.Let me just say I am not good with these things and had a difficult week thinking about the upcoming test and my brain! I get Spanish,I hear it,I understand it I can even read some of it now but put a verb or grammar infront of me and I am like a deer in the head lights. But I soldier on with grammar and eventually some of it sinks in, I think and hope.It does not help ... read more

Good evening blogging people, I am not dead or laying in a hospital bed just finding my rhythm changing as the weeks go by here in South America.I get to bed by midnight most nights and am up early for coffee and a bite to eat. Lately I have been going to a nice park I found around the corner to do my 'tarea" homework. I always like sitting in the parque and watching the city go by. I have helped a few people asking for directions this week as well as spoke to a guy who was doing a survey for the city government but when I told him, yo soy de Canada the survey disappeared and he just wanted to talk. I am still struggling with the dreaded 'Verbos' but have more and more ... read more

Well bloggers assorted, it is Friday night and my first week of school has ended. I have attached a photo taken this afternoon of our level one class. Our teacher Marina is in the middle,a woman of great patience and skill. Not so sure haveing a social night on a Thursday (school night) is such a good idea. We were a bit unruly today,easily off topic and moving freely through a list of subjects such as rude Spanish expressions (not put up on the board) to ecomomics,Perronistas,Christina Kirchner,Latvian liquores and many things I have forgotten.Lots of fun and always interesting and informative.Oh yes also got into new verbos regulares! Last night was a success by any measure with a good turnout and lots of Spanish and fun all rolled into one.There are Canadians,Dutch,Germans,Japanese,Latvians.Aussies,Brazilians. Cold beer,wine and ... read more