Other lessons

1)      Don’t lick the polls in the Subte

Today I saw a man in a suit and tie, classy right? Except not.  He was about to exit the Subte when I noticed him picking his nose, either oblivious or indifferent to my grotesque expression he continued vigorously.  After extracting whatever was up there he wiped his lips back and forth and then began massaging them for more than a couple seconds.  I couldn’t keep watching, my discomfort was mounting and then overwhelming, I looked away; but I curiously looked back only to watch him place his hand on a poll.

2)      Don’t kiss Catalina

My homestay family has two dogs, Catalina (Cata) and Manuel (Mani).  More or less I take them to the park daily where they run free and Cata attacks poor Mani (who is also a wussy puff).  Both really enjoy eating the trash along the sidewalk but I usually can prevent them.  Once lose I keep one eye on the them to make sure they don’t harass another dog or person.  I however, didn’t see Cata for moment so I called her over.  She ran around a bush to my open arms and prepared to give me kisses when I realized something was awfully wrong.  Her breath smelt like real shit, not just normal gross dog breath.  Sure enough, poop lined both sides of her mouth.

 

Catalina and Manuel

3)      Don’t underestimate the UBA

I am taking one class, a seminar on AIDS,  this semester at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, the largest public institution in Argentina, best of all it’s free for Argentines.  When I first arrived to the building I wasn’t sure I was in the right place, it looked more like an arts and crafts place for underprivileged kids.  But through the urban stains I realized it is actually a neat place.  That is until I knew what was going to happen.  My professor showed up 20mins late, no worries, that’s typical; then we started the lesson and some girl asked to come in.  She tried to recruit us for the socialist movement in the school.  This place was no longer neat but decidedly amazing!  Then my professor explained how condoms can break when they are applied orally and removed a wooden dildo from his backpack with a condom and asked if anyone was interested in demonstrating.  So he apparently wasn’t referring to orally applying the condom.