viernes, 12 de agosto de 2011

What I do and do not miss about Buenos Aires


DO miss
·         Falling in love with strangers on public transportation
·         Going to a club at 2am and then checking my watch only to see it’s now 5:30am and I’m still partying
·         Kissing everyone, I mean everyone, on the cheek
·         Waking up every day to hear Argentine Spanish
·         Tea time with las Madres
·         Eating bread and meat for nearly every meal
·         Political activism, involvement, and representation of many social sectors
·         All of the cool people I met; Argentines, Flacsitos, and foreigners alike

DO NOT miss
·         Surprise dog poop under my shoe on the street
·         Old ladies dying hair red
·         Dogs wearing jackets when it’s 60ºF
·         Not able to run at midnight, due to security problems even in nicer neighborhoods
·         Senseless and incessant honking as if continuing to honk will make the light change, stalled car restart faster, or elderly people cross the street more quickly
·         Watching the citizens throw their trash on the street even though a trash can is less than 2 metres away
·          Fernet
·         General dirtiness of the city

My life in Buenos Aires in numbers

0 Robberies
0 Bible verses read
1 Professional Argentine soccer game
2 Hair cuts
3 Classes received grade of 9/10 (A-) still waiting for last class grade
3 Crushes
3 Visits to the hospital
4 Museums visited
4 High fashion shows
5 Asados
5,21 Days traveling in bus (omnibus)
8,88 Days in class (213 hours)
9 Madres de Plaza de Mayo-Línea Fundadora interviews
15 Soccer games played
15 Blog entries
17 Books purchased
19 Neighborhoods in Buenos Aires (Capital Federal no Provincia) visited
33 Media Lunas
26,25 Litres of Beer
75 New Facebook friends
78 Trips in local bus (colectivo)
 81 Pounds of cereal eaten (36,75 kilos)
185 Pounds of luggage (returning)
311 Trips in metro (Subte)
313 New words/phrases in phrase book
1.050 New pictures on computer
Pesos spent- Too many