2+ weeks and counting!

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¡Saludos de Buenos Aires!
I had an idea to focus my rambling posts into categories. I´ll try it out and see how it goes. I´ll also write an update about what/how we´re doing, just so you know that too.

The Food Here...
I have been surprised by the food here. There are some delicious dishes that we have discovered, homemade pastas are very common and yummy for example.

Pizza
There is a pizza chain called Ugi´s that has a large cheese pizza for between $14-17 pesos. At 4 pesos to the dollar, that´s an inexpensive pizza. The cheese is a bit different and the cook has to spread it around the baked pizza with a special spoon.

Empanadas
We discovered the empanadas on a visit to the neighborhood of San Telmo. They are great little, and sometimes not so little, pockets of dough filled with meat, veggies and cheese, then baked up. They are cheap (always a pre-req for our food at this point) and delicious.

Bakeries
The bakeries here have all sorts of goodies. There are pastries, cakes and breads, but many also have a menu of the day. We have taken advantage of those and gotten great homemade canelones, for example.

These are just a few examples of the foods we´ve been trying here. A lot of the food is similar to things we´re used to, but with an Argentine twist.

Update on Us-
I started my first English class today with two adult students from HSBC. They are very motivated and hardworking. Wow, what a way to teach! Not quite like the middle schoolers I´m used to, but quite a bit more relaxed, not so many comments about Justin Beiber, etc.. I have another class starting tomorrow and two others the first week of November. I have an interview tomorrow, so I´m hopeful I´ll get some more work. I´ve been looking for private students as well, so I have a couple of potentials there.

We are moving to a new place soon that will fit our Argentine salaries. We discovered that there are basic, but nice enough hotels that are cheaper to stay at than rent a room and pay in dollars. So we checked out a couple today. One was about $1000 pesos less than what we´re paying now, and the other was about $1400 less. The second one was quite a sketchy dump and we hurried out of there, never to return. But, the first one looks promising.

Daniel has been working hard at promoting himself as accountant and bike repairman. He has several potential clients for both jobs! We finally discovered the two sites that Argentineans actually use instead of craigslist, which is mostly used by foreigners. It was an exciting discovery, as the prices are better and we can access a lot more people with our posts.

Thank you everyone for your comments and good wishes. Things seem to be working out for us, as we get the hang of our new life here. Love to everyone

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Comments

[Michelle Biller]

Liz and Daniel. It's fun to read about your new life in Argentina! I just wanted to let you know that I say a little prayer for you each time I wash my hands with the bicycle soap from your wedding reception. As a family of five, we came home with several bars of soap so the prayers will continue for some time to come! :) Enjoy your adventure in Argentina! Aunt Michelle

[Teresa Czaja]

empanadas
Hi Liz A couple years ago I made 600 empanadas as appetizers for the auction at St. Mary's. Some had ground beef, hard boiled eggs and raisins along with some other typical ingredients. The other flavor I made had spinach, bacon and cottage cheese. They were served with a tomatilla sauce. People loved them. So glad to hear you are having a good experience. Laughed out loud over your Justin Bieber comment and the shady accommodations you left skids marks on. I really enjoy reading your blog. Keep on writing! Hasta luego! Teresa

[MN JMC]

Another hello...
Hi Liz & Daniel! Watching both of your blogs--- Sounds like the adult Spanish class is interesting. Where do you meet for class? And how many adult students would work best for you? Good luck to Daniel on his search--I know he can improvise, and he had many areas that he can use. It's interesting to hear of the delicaties you're finding. Is there an "Argentine" spice that is used locally in some or most of the dishes? And is there a lot of food that is "hot or spicy?" I'm a MN Ketchup gal. The local websites/Craigslist. Good find! Didn't imagine that possiblity, but of course Argentina would have their own web guru's! Good luck on that site. In such a large metro area, you're sure to get results. Love to you both! Stay safe... Granddaughter with us this weekend and she is translating some of the Spanish you mention in your post. How fun for us--thank you.