Photo Credit: silkegb
It’s raining today in Buenos Aires, a steady rainfall perfect for grading papers and catching up with favorite blogs. I’m contented, as yesterday afternoon I sat in Parque Las Heras just feeling the sun on my face. It was the first warm day in a long time where I could go without my jacket.
Entries from September 2008
September 28, 2008
Looking Towards Summer
September 23, 2008
Seeing Córdoba
Photo Credit: nyluke
The cathedral at Plaza San Martín is the jewel of Córdoba, Argentina. On a Sunday morning, E. and I quietly entered the cathedral and listened to mass. Even if you don’t consider yourself to be a religious person, it would be a treat to listen to mass in this spectacular building and feel [...]
September 21, 2008
Don’t Pet the Cats
Photo Credit: Andshewas
In my Top Ten Things post, I mentioned that it’s worth your time to visit the cats in Parque Carlos Thays in Palermo.
It’s surprising how tame the cats are. They are used to cat lovers who arrive daily to set out little dishes of food at set locations. They are also used to Argentines willing to sit on [...]
September 17, 2008
Who is Gauchito Gil?
Outside Puerto Iguazu in northern Argentina, we walked past a little red altar set up on the side of a highway. I didn’t want to get close to it because the little red flags tied to it, whipping in the wind, reminding me of a little voodoo shrine. I’m superstitious enough to keep my distance [...]
September 4, 2008
La Paceña’s Bolivian Empanadas
We’ve been traveling a lot recently, with trips to Colonia, Uruguay; Tigre, Argentina; and Córdoba, Argentina. The past few days I’ve been getting back into the custom of class and studying the subjunctive form. I walk around the city thinking of sentences of desire or possibilities in which to use it. My language ability changes [...]
