Blogs from Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America

after a half a week in hunger that was for the first time in my life involuntary (money's been tight, or i'm just hungrier than usual) , I spent my second weekend in la provincia, this time in Quilmes at the home of Javier, a waiter at El Clasico. I spent my first night in BA at el Clasico watching a Huracan/Independiente match, when Javier and Valentin explained by means of an elaborate diagram the breakdown of fanatacism among portenos and taught me proper cat-calling techniques. Since becoming best of friends with Valentin and giving Ivan the cashier a couple of burned CDs, plus a generalized lack concern in this country for monetary compensation, I've been made a permanently invited guest of the house, and so make it a point not to go there too often. ... read more

First, a little business......most of you may not realize how much pride I take in having the specific details of my location for each blog. On the website where I host this blog there is a database that stores all locations and I am proud to say I have added many of the neighborhoods in Buenos Aires city...and in fact most are so obscure that I am the only one who has used these locations. I have once again, needed to ad another location to the database and due to changes on this website can't at this time.....I am sorry. Not only am I sorry to the readers of this blog, I am also apologize to the Partido de Quilmes. Quilmes....what is Quilmes? No, it is not JUST a beer. Quilmes was (and I mean was ... read more