Tengo Tango!

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The title of my blog is my first spanish pun- for those of you who speak nadie, it means "I have tango!" Because, I went to a tango dance and dinner. Thus, I have it. The place we went served dinner, which was appetizers, drinks, a main course, and postre (dessert). There were two singers, one a man and a woman, and they always were singing about buenos aires...I feel like the pride people have living here outdoes anything in the US. People who were born and raised are called "porteƱos." Sort of exotic...I am a fan. My favorite picture here. I ALSO went and saw the black knight tonight...and it was basically the best thing I've seen in my life. Heath Ledger's last performance was indeed one to remember. 
In other news, I also visted "la museo de la ciudad" which was less of a museum than a toilet exhibit. Really, there were all sorts of toilets! There were old toilets, new toilets, painted toilets, holes in the ground. However, there was also a really old record player which we got to listen to. And that was neat. I had to miss class for it, and for a literal shit hole I would say that it wasn't worth it. We celebrated my friend Jacqlen's birthday the other night (sam birthday as my mom), and she picked out a very suave wine bar. So cool, right? Bla bla, no, but the IRONIC part of it all is that my mother's friend Jim visited her recently and he told my mom about this place that she absolutely had to go to. Turns out it's the same place! How ironic! I love it. AND I was going to take her there anyways. As of right now, I have no had dinner, because no one is home to cook, so an apple and a cereal bar will have to do.
Or I could always just go to the McDonald's across the street, although the thought is making me sort of nauseated. I guess Sunday night will be a night in, which I don't mind too much. There is a cafe right next to my house with wonderful postres, but I think I will have to pass on postre for ever. That's okay. Well, except for my host mom's bread pudding.
As far as al campo vs. la ciudad goes, there's some heavy drama! The president's husband is the past president, and also the current vice president. The congress was up all night voting, and when the last ballot was dropped it was his, and he voted against his wife for al campo. At about four in the morning I heard pots banging and people screaming and honking horns. Although I am not sure why I was so surprised...I hear that every night. School: took my midterm exam on friday and I think that it went quite well. Just one more week of intensive spanish, and then school starts for real! I am excited to meet the rest of the student in the university, and at least try to communicate with them. I felt like I had so much news, but now that I write this I realized I really only wanted to post pictures. 




One more: from the tango bar. Okay two...I fell in love with the accordian player. He was so cute!!



5 comments:

Unknown said...

the "black knight" huh? that's an interesting title. and hey, you should feel about about seeing all sorts of toilets - it should give you an appreciation for what you get to use!

MUAH

Vera said...

I love the pictures! I never got to see any real tango, so that must have been exciting. It's also exciting that you're in-country during such an interesting political time. Loud noises aside, this issue of agricultural subsidies is pretty important. I'm very jealous of you going to wine bars and weird museums et al too. Buena suerte on your intensive spanish, and with the beginning of school. Espero que puedas entender los otros estudiantes, y sus profesores!

Bill said...

Tango is a very beautiful form of Latin American music and I am so glad that you are able to see and hear it while you are in Argentina!

Mason said...

keep writing! i'm so jealous i'm a semester behind you but i do enjoy reading all about it

Veronica said...

I watched the Black Knight last night and it was awesome! I'm so excited for you, it looks like you are having a ton of fun... And your pictures are amazing! You should definitely avoid eating any fast food when there are probably some fantastic alternatives!