Farewell to Bariloche

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Thursday, Feb 28 Farewell to Bariloche

I got up early and took the bus to the Colegio Siglo XXI to meet with Araceli Salowski and Mónica Perez. I learned a lot about the way public and private schools work in Argentina. Araceli is the school psychologist and Mónica is the director of this private K-12 school named Colegio Siglo XXI.

When I got home, Dale and I walked into town for lunch - we ate at a Mexican place. Ran into Carol and Bill at the locutorio and had another chance to say goodbye. We then went back to Valentina’s to say goodbye to her and took a remise to the bus station and left Bariloche headed for the Atlantic Coast, to Puerto Madryn.

We took several farewell pictures of our home in Bariloche and our host, Valentina Ferías.

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Photos

Valentina & Catherine
This is the front yard of the house. We are about 1 km out of town on a dirt road.

The back yard
Valentina has a lovely yard with an Asado grill and a vegetable garden (una huerta).

Luna
This is Luna the dog who ate our steak.

Our room
This was our room during our stay.

Comments

[Melissa]

enjoying your blog
Hello Catherine, My mother and I are enjoying your beautiful pictures and your blog. Mother is going to try to add to this on her own, and is looking forward to communicating with you soon. Melissa and Betty

[catherine crain]

Thanks Melissa!
Hi Melissa and Betty -- it's wonderful to hear from you and I'm glad you're enjoying the blog! Hugs, Catherine

[Albert Six]

What am I doing in Seattle?
Hola Catherine, Your blog and your pictures make me want to travel. Thank you for the comments. I went to France last month. Since Jan 1st they cannot smoke in public places and they have to drive VERY VERY carefully. Two big improvements at the same time. It was like visiting a foreign country. I thought that if you tell french people not to smoke they would do it on purpsose. Not at all. They improved a lot without me. I would not rely too much on the mail in BsAs. I sent them 2 cashier checks to buy tangos CDs. They never received them. After 1 year the bank gave me my money back. I was told that people go themselves and pay cash for their gas and electricity bills. Four years ago, some restaurants in BsAs refused my Visa/ B of A card. They wanted master card. Same thing for the tax at the airport before leaving. Everything is back to normal in Seattle. It rains! Alberto De Renton De Washington

[catherine crain]

Hi Albert!
Great to hear from you. Believe it or not, I just received a new debit card from my bank via Fed Ex here in Buenos Aires. Nothing less than a miracle! The dancing here continues to be wonderful of course. Hope you're having lots of opportunities to dance! hugs, Catherine

[catherine crain]

curious
I'm curious what happens when I respond to a comment -- does it go via email?