Right now it feels like November. I could swear Christmas is coming soon. Today was quite cold with a high of about 40 and a wind chill around 30. Compared to what I’m used to, it’s not that cold. However, I don’t think the houses here are insulated and the windows leak like a sieve. [...]
I’m looking for places to volunteer here in BA and there are groups of all shapes and sizes. After sending out emails to 5 or 6 different organizations, only one has responded. Today I went downtown to the big McDonald’s by the Obelisco to meet up with a couple of the girls from Vientos del [...]
Last night I walked into the subway station and just kept right on walking. No turnstiles to walk through or tickets to buy. I wasn’t sure what was going on at the time. Today I read that the drama between the subway employees and the administration is still going on. This week, rather than striking [...]
The subway in Buenos Aires has been out of service for two days now and man am I glad I don’t absolutely have to commute anywhere right now! The Metrovías subway workers are demanding a wage increase of 10-15% and started their strike on Wednesday. While the subway system here is outdated (1913) and poorly [...]
There are times in life when you can ask yourself questions, others ask you the same questions, and then you ask yourself the questions again. You try to answer them objectively, but it’s impossible to be completely honest with yourself. And then one day you just get it. Yesterday was that day.
Vanesa and I have [...]
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