Quinciñera

my host sister Rosario had her fifteenth birthday on Friday. Apparently the quinciñera is called fiesta de quince here, as Rosario corrected me, and her party was in no way over the top. just 7 of her closest girlfriends, some pizza, cake and an instant messaging gossip fest.

a few more observations and ramblings

November 20th 2006
At the request of Uncle Allen, here are some more observations and photos of the everyday life here in Buenos Aires: 1. There aren’t really many stop signs, let alone yield signs, in Buenos Aires. The rule at intersections of two one-way streets with no stop lights (the majority) is that the cars on the “main” street get priority. If the cars stop at the intersection, its not the car furth ... read more

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more

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