Blogs from Argentina, South America - page 1069

There´s a very good Parilla (grill) on the corner next to my apartment (pictures to come). I´ve been there twice already and each time gotten the same meal (when it´s not broke . . .). I got lomo (which is like a big filet mignon) and mashed pumpkin. The meat is so soft you can cut it with a butter knife, and it´s very tasty. I ate it with no sauce or anything. I´m not even a very big fan of steak in general, but the two steaks I´ve had since I´ve been here have been heaven. Last night I ate with Rashmee, one of the other Rotary scholars, her new Italian roommate, Ariane, and the former distributor of the Onion in Colorado (www.onion.com). The meal was so that I could meet Ariane, and what I ... read more

I just woke up and my eyes feel like they're filled with jam....sticky, gooey, and full of seeds. Last night Fee and I went up to the terrace drinking wine over some giggles. We talked about teaching styles and hermaphrodites. It reminded me of a girl I was talking to earlier in the day saying how boring it is to live in a hostel because you always talk about the same thing: where are you from, where are you going, where have you been....I am so thankful that I do not live in a hostel. I can travel through my struggles and joys everyday and come home and share them with someone. Here there is someone who knows what you like in your coffee and celebrates life with you. Yesterday was my first practice teaching session. ... read more

First things first: an apology. It appears that David Coleman is not dead after all, although I don´t know how I was expected to know that considering how far away I am. There have also been requests for more extracts from the local guide book to the Chilean island of Chiloe, so here´s an example under the heading ´Popular Medicine': Prepared a tea in a pot without cap is good for the tungs and the cof Or how about this yummy serving suggestion under ´Comidas Tipicas´(typical food): 'La Harina Tostada Sazonada´ The plate with Toasted Fluor with grease and hot water, is another traditional food for breakfast Lastly, this one comes under ´Superstitions of Good Future': When two people widying tie and they touch the tooth pick, means they are going to be midwifes We had ... read more

Luego de comprar los viveres necesarios para acampar en la base del glaciar Perito Moreno, empezamos a desandar los 80 kilometros que nos separaban, todo el paisaje es desertico y en un punto aparecen los arboles y se forma el tipico paisaje andino, tanto terrorismo nos habia sembrado la flaca de direccion de turismo de que se iba a caer el glaciar que cuando nos detuvieron media hora porque estaban arreglando el camino y se podia circular en un solo sentido, casi terminamos por bajarnos y pegarle al loco para que nos deje pasar, por supuesto que al llegar el primer dia no haba mucha gente y entonces nos ubicamos en la playa de estacionamiento superior (luego paso a ser exclusiva de colectivos) y corrimos por las pasarelas hasta llegar a aproximadamente 300 metros del glaciar, ... read more

Found out that there´s a place called Tigre when we went to Chinatown the other day. Our roommate told us that it´s a nice little colonial town and so we decided to go explore. Took a 45min train ride to Tigre. Pretty nice as it passes through the residential area. Also it´s interesting to observe people in the train. It´s amazing to see the variety of stuff people here sell in the train, from pirated Nike handphone pouch, socks to chocolate cookies. Some of them just stuff their merchandise into our hands. If we like it, we´ll pay him after he returns or we just return him the goods. The good thing is, they´re not aggressive and the things are unsually very reasonably priced. With no expectation of what Tigre is like, we were glad that ... read more