nueva entrada

i figured it was about time to update my blog and fill you all in on whats been going on in Buenos Aires. this blog is powered by google, and because google knows everything it knows that im in a spanish speaking location, so all of the text on this website is now in spanish--soooo this is my "nueva entrada"

last friday afternoon, we went on a trip with my spanish class to a memorial. Two years ago, there was a night club called Cromagnon that burnt down. The situation seemed similar to that of what happened at that Great White concert in Rhode Island but on a much larger scale. And because it is Argentina the whole situation was ridden with curruption. The emergency exit doors were locked to prevent kids from sneaking in, and the material used in the ceiling was extremely flamable. 196 people died and the boss of the night club was put in jail. The smemorial was really moving. the style was informal, there were 196 pairs of shoes hanging from a clothesline to represent all the young people who died. there were also pictures of all the victims, with notes and quotes from their friends and family. the most poignant quote to me said "a lo que el cielo no pudo esperar". I learned from my little host brother, Rody, that those are song lyrics. they basically mean, because heaven couldnt wait...the fact that the memorial was so informal made it that much more moving because it reflected the victims.

this weekend was fun, it was the end of our first week of classes and everyone was ready to hang out, relax, and explore the city. the night life in buenos aires really doesnt start until 4 am or so, so as americans we were a little unprepared for this and cut the night early. saturday morning i wandered around recoletta (the neighborhood that i live in) and then met up with some friends from my program for coffee.

here is a picture of me and some friends on friday night

coffee is one of the best parts of argentina, its more like espresso, then if you get it "con leche" its more like a latte. its amazing, and whenever you go to a cafe, it never takes less than 2 hrs.he

on the other hand something less delicious that they serve here is a desert, im not quite sure what its called, but its a huge slab of dulce de leche, coupled with an excessive amount of cheese. it looks like this, and i prefer not to eat it

saturday night, we had a special invite to Crobar, its an international club chain. a lot of the kids on my program were there, as was my host sister. it was a really fun night. sunday, i went to an art fair in recoleta with a friend. (this is where your gifts will probably be from)

sunday night, before dinner i want to a McDOnalds with 2 friends--mcdonalds here--they're really something else. they're huge and they have a cafe attached. and really fun.

monday we had 6 hours of spanish class BUENO...not. haha no i learned a lot. today we're starting learning about economics, and the economic crisis of 2001. then tomorrow we're going to visit a textile museum--ill post another another entrada soon.

besos