In: Comedy
30 Sep 2007From time to time people tell me I ought to let my hair grow long. I try telling them it doesn’t work and it just grows out and only accents my already large noggin. So, in the spirit of attempting new things, I tried out this website offering “hairapy.” It allows you to upload your [...]
In: Daily Life
28 Sep 2007This is weird. The person who offered me an interview for teaching English just responded again. She’s asking me to take the train to Haedo, a good hour away, because that’s where she lives. However, all the teaching would be conducted in the city, within reach of the subway lines. What?? I don’t care whether [...]
In: Family
27 Sep 2007Growing up, we all had reasons to wallow in self-pity, anxiety, and misery during our childhood and adolescent years. During these awkward phases of life, I wore husky size jeans, wet the bed, battled terrible acne, and couldn’t socialize with girls. Yet I cannot recall feeling perpetually unhappy. Yes, there were times of frustration and [...]
In: Politics
27 Sep 2007It used to be so much fun making fun of the French. I never really knew much about French culture and never met too many people from the country. However, it was great to make the “wave the white flag” jokes and make references to France whenever someone wanted to give up in a game [...]
In: photography
26 Sep 2007After taking a wrong turn the day before and staying put in a different part of Puerto Madero, I headed back Friday in search of the Colombian ship that was in town for the week. It was a beautiful day and the final chance to see ARC Gloria before she departed Buenos Aires. While I [...]
In: photography
25 Sep 2007Since it rained Tuesday, I had to postpone taking pictures of/for my new Bolivian friends and their fruit and vegetable truck. Friday proved to be a beautiful, sunny day with no precipitation in sight. What extremely difficult conditions for shooting photos! First of all, noon is the most difficult time to photograph because of the [...]
In: Daily Life
23 Sep 2007Well, after several failed attempts in May, it seems there is an organization in Buenos Aires that not only wants, but responds to volunteers. On Thursday, someone actually replied to my email! Carla from Uniendo Caminos (Uniting Paths) was glad to receive my inquiry and more than happy to set up a time to see [...]
In: photography
23 Sep 2007Thursday I set out with the purpose of taking pictures of the Colombian ship Pablo had told me about the day before. I arrived to dock 3 in Puerto Madero and did indeed find a ship. However, it did seem a bit puzzling that it had Argentine flags and not a single Colombian flag. Not [...]
In: photography
23 Sep 2007It finally quit raining! So, before heading to class Wednesday afternoon, I returned to my old stomping grounds of Palermo to take a few shots of the beautiful Basilica del Espiritu Santo as well as the surrounding Plaza Güemes.
After capturing some pictures of the church, I settled down on a park bench to alleviate my [...]
In: Friends
19 Sep 2007There are times in life where you just don’t know what to tell someone. Tonight was another one of those times as I listened in disbelief to yet another chapter in the drama that is Maria’s year of 2007. As you may recall, she already had a tough experience with a carjacking back in February.
Saturday [...]
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