From the monthly archives:

July 2005

Empanadas Parte Dos

2005.Jul.18 Monday

Buenos Aires – It seems that I’m living sort of on the line between the neighborhoods of Recoleta and Barrio Norte, and though I thought I was living in the former, more folks are telling me I’m living in the latter. I headed more towards the north this morning to explore this area. As I [...]

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The Sport of Thievery

2005.Jul.18 Monday

Buenos Aires – If you were out to sell someone on moving somewhere, you’d probably emphasize all the positive aspects of life there. Things to do, things to see, the simplicity, the tranquility, the pace, the whatever it is that makes your country, city, or neighborhood an attractive place to you. Or at least that’s [...]

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Tasting Malbec

2005.Jul.17 Sunday

Buenos Aires – Had an invitation from a local wine pro, Victor Honoré, for lunch and a wine tasting at his place in Belgrano. My first visit to the Belgrano neighborhood. Que lindo! as they say here (how cute!). It’s sort of a suburb with beautiful townhouses, rowhouses, and relatively modern apartment buildings. It’s also [...]

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Potatoes & Twelve Grapes

2005.Jul.17 Sunday

Buenos Aires – Finishing off the rainy day I decided to invite a couple of friends over and whip a little something up. Besides, I missed hosting my monthly Second Sunday Supper Circle last week. In fact, with everything going on, I haven’t had one since April! It’ll be a little difficult to do here, [...]

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Pizza & Vino

2005.Jul.16 Saturday

Buenos Aires – Several topics to touch on today, the last 36 hours or so have been cold and rainy, so it’s been time to sit inside and think of things. I had my first Spanish class yesterday morning – I’ve been self-teaching and it’s time to get some structure to my vocabulary. It’s not [...]

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For Argument’s Sake

2005.Jul.15 Friday

Buenos Aires – I love irony, especially when it’s enveloped in self-importance. For several months I’ve been reading, and occasionally participating in, a couple of online forums about life here. I started as a way of getting ready to come, and have continued to get tips on day-to-day life. One of the regular contributors to [...]

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Comida Catamarqueña

2005.Jul.14 Thursday

Buenos Aires – Catamarca is a province in the northwest of Argentina, along the border with Chile, essentially in the Andes mountains. None of this is particularly relevant. It comes up because I am exploring the world of the empanada. If you’re not familiar with these, they are essentially savory turnovers, either fried or baked, [...]

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Design, Fashion & Wine

2005.Jul.14 Thursday

Buenos Aires – Spent the day yesterday with some new friends, a couple of young Argentine guys. It brought home a couple of interesting cultural (and probably age-related) differences. One arrived a few hours early, while we were having breakfast, he’d left the other sleeping. So we hung out and waited for the other to [...]

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Entourage

2005.Jul.13 Wednesday

Buenos Aires – Last night it was off to meet Heather in her neighborhood of Las Cañitas. This is the hot, new neighborhood for locals with enough income to afford it. It’s also thankfully lacking in tourists, as it’s not easy to get to via public transportation, and it’s a recent enough phenomenon that it’s [...]

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