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Published: June 20th 2012
After months of (non) preparation and thinking about today, it finally arrived... and with it, my first interaction with an Argentine-who happened to be Chilean. Rodrigo is in his late 60´s, if I were to guess, and moved here from Santiago after the coup in 1973 that left democratically-elected Socialist president Allende dead (thanks Nixon/Ford!) and instated the lovely Pinochet (thanks, CIA!). Rodrigo had quite a few things to say on this topic, which would have been quite interesting if I could have understood more than 30% of his diatribe. Instead, I found myself "mm-hmm-ing" and nodding through a majority of his speech, and when he finished it with a hearty "Viva Argentina!" I was roused enough from my half-slumber to respond "Que viva!" and then realize that it was most likely a sarcastic exclamation. So be it. I gave him a good tip.
Upon arrival to my hostel, breakfast was just finishing up and so I had a chance to grab a cup of coffee before ostensibly grabbing a quick-ish nap. This nap was not to be, as I got roped into a 3 hour walking historical tour instead. I saw la Casa Rosada! A tango show! Met some Brazilians and picked their brains about the best cities to see the Copa Mundial! Ate my first empanada de pollo in 6 years! All in all, a good way to start off this whirlwind tour of the southern cone. I´m psyched to see what Argentina has in store (hopefully no more Chilean Spanish.)
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Charles Brian Quinn
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Love Buenos Aires!
I am following the blog, Charlotte! Keep up the posts. Hasta Luego!