In: Argentina
26 Nov 2006It doesn´t get my stuff back, but at least I don´t feel as stupid. Barbara Bush (not the white haired one) was visiting San Telmo when her purse and cell phone were stolen. It´s been all over the news here. I´m not sure if it´s popular because people can´t believe the theives got past the [...]
In: Argentina
26 Nov 2006Last night was my second time at the younger service at Rey de Reyes. The service is supposed to begin at 9:00, but never does. There is an earlier service that finishes when it is finished. I´ve never been to a church where people line up outside and wait in line every week. No one [...]
In: Spanish
26 Nov 2006It´s not technically a private class, but it is. I was without classmates this last week and had 3.5 hours of Spanish practice every day. Great practice, but a lot of work! I can tell I improved, but it also reminds me how much work this takes. Marisa, my teacher, is pleasant but not much [...]
In: Daily Life
24 Nov 2006Well, considering I´m outside of the U.S., I had a nice Thanksgiving. David from Pittsburgh arranged and cooked the food. We had 5 turkeys, corn, and mashed potatoes and polished off every bit of it. About 25 people signed up and over 45 showed up to eat. That seams to be how things go with [...]
4 days after being robbed, things are much better. Every once in a while, there is a feeling of being violated, but even that is only periodic. Now it´s more of a desire to pay them back by not letting this affect me–to enjoy my time here even more and live with even more enthusiasm.
It´s [...]
In: Daily Life
18 Nov 2006Let´s just say I´ve had better days in my life. Yesterday, my friend Coral and I were looking for a restaurant to eat lunch. We stopped in Plaza San Martin to consult my Time Out Buenos Aires guide for a place to eat. I set my backpack down immediately in front of me on a [...]
Let´s just say I´ve had better days in my life. Yesterday, my friend Coral and I were looking for a restaurant to eat lunch. We stopped in Plaza San Martin to consult my Time Out Buenos Aires guide for a place to eat. I set my backpack down immediately in front of me on a [...]
In: Daily Life
16 Nov 2006I just had a rollercoaster of different mild, yet irritating medical afflictions, each lasting about a day. First a headcold. Then dizziness. Then a bit of a fever.
More frustrating than anything was spending all this time alone in my tiny little bedroom. My host mom was sick for part of the time and I really [...]
In: Family
16 Nov 2006This day comes along eventually for every family, but it’s still difficult. Mom sent an email today letting me know Kirby had to be put to sleep. Mom, I’m sorry you had to go through that. If I were at home, I would have cried all day. For some reason, it’s easier to handle from [...]
In: Politics
13 Nov 2006I was speaking with Maria this afternoon in the kitchen on the 6th floor and came across a substitution for thinking when it comes to international politics. Simply follow this undemanding formula: If Bush <= bad, then Clinton >= good. Very straightforward, no?
It seems like everyone here sees George W. Bush as an instigator that [...]
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