Blogs from Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America - page 376

Right now the place I want to be is on the beach under trees and stars laying on my back with my loved ones. I want to be looking at the stars, listening to the swoosh of the tide rolling in or out and maybe the crunch of someone walking on the rocks. i want it to be chilly out but wrapped up tight in sweaters, hats and scarfs. I want there to be a bottle of wine sitting between us. I want the sky to crush my chest with its vastness. I want to feel the weight of the world. I want to feel the moment of being there and know it is the only thing that exists. Right now I want to be listening to Bruce Springstein in the dark. Right now I want ... read more

Lindsay has gone to meet up with Mariu to attend a Justice and Penalty class at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, (UBA); I admire her academic perseverance on such a lovely sunny afternoon. This morning we had our Political Science class, we discussed the transformations from military dictatorships to democracy in Argentina, Brazil and Chile. After, we had Literature as a Mirror of Social Change; we continued our discussion of Roberto Arlt's The Seven Madmen, a revolutionary existentialist masterpiece by an Argentina author. Following our morning classes we had a much needed cafe con leche (latte) and some medialunas (croissants). We took the #42 bus to the train station and then walked a few blocks to the GreenPeace office. We are going to do some volunteering there with some of their current campaigns. The building is ... read more

Well I can honestly say that I have never been this sore before in my entire life, or tired for that matter. Sunday I began training, and training hard. I figure if I only have about three weeks here I need to get in shape as quickly as possible. This means that I have been running every day on top of bike riding in the gym and lifting weights. When you factor in how long it has been since I have done any of the aforementioned activities you get one sore Ryan...I would kill for a massage and, or a hot tub. . I am getting to know the people at my gym, who unfortunately seem to want to talk more than lift weights and I am beginning to get a good feel of the area. ... read more

Today I got: a headache a letter from Uncle Jimmy three new students a steak sandwich a round brush Last week I bought a hairdryer for $98 pesos. Today a round brush. My hair is styled. I look like the Lizzz I once knew. She looks hott! Today I drew the line of what I would do for a job. Every Tuesday and Friday I have a class at 8 am way up north. I leave at 6am so I can walk to the subway. Then I take a forty minuted subway ride to the last stop on the D line. I then walk a block and board the 161 and sit back and relax. In an hour I will be at my destination. For the 3rd time my students did not show up. No-no-no. They ... read more

I´ve spent in Buenos Aires 3 weeks, not because you really need so much time to see all the main attractions the city has to offer, but just because I had such a great time there. In the middle I'd left for Iguazu, only to return a few days latter, because I've felt I hadn't exhausted Buenos yet, but Iguazu is a totally different story. Actually Buenos Aires is a huge city, with population of 3 million in the city itself, and around 12 million in the metropolitan, and when I first arrived to Buenos I was astonished by its size - we went on a highway for about 40 minutes from the outskirts of the city till its center. But all the attractions are conveniently concentrated in its center, so you don't have to travel ... read more