teradactyl love

I am bad at updating this. I have 3 or 4 started posts that I never end up finishing. I decided to post a few of them just so they would stop annoying me.

Audra and I were talking about this a few days ago (over cafe and dulce de leche cheesecake) and I have way too much to say to even attempt to sum it up in a blog post. 18 pages later, I'd still barely be making a dent in the descriptions that I have. I never have any idea how to start these or make them coherent whatsoever. So I just don't write. Going to work on this. In summary:

We had a group trip to Tigre a few days ago, a little town north of B.A. I had no idea what to expect, but ended up really enjoying the day. Tigre is a small town where two rivers come together to make the imposing Rio del Plata. We went on a boat tour of the rivers where we saw hundreds of small houses on the banks of the river. These people take a boat to get to work everyday, and get their groceries delivered by boat. There's even a Quilmes (beer) boat that picks up old bottles and refills them. At some point in my life, I would like to spend a week by myself on a hammock at one of these little houses and have waiting for the Quilmes boat be the highlight of my day. It was pouring while we were there, which I of course was in love with, despite the grumbling of the others. This lead to the fantastic idea of sharing a few bottles of Vasco Viejo (the Argentine version of Franzia) with my friend and going puddle hopping in the rain. Twas fantastic.

My camera is broken. This frustrates me. Attempting to go to a camera store and explain technology problems in Spanish is probably going to frustrate me even more.

I've discovered that running is my favorite way of exploring the city. I'm hoping the novelty of this doesn't wear off, as exercise is fantastic for both my mood and for offsetting the results of eating pizza every.single.day.

Speaking Spanish (more like Spanglish) with locals at bars is officially my favorite way of learning the language. I learn so so much more while making conversation than I do sitting in a classroom learning words to describe my job. (Last week's theme. Very fun. Not.) I met a precious new friend last night who is going to show my gringo self around Buenos Aires the local way.

It's fantastic that Audra's here now. We were talking about the fact that we've only actually hung out in person twice, but how naturally friendship comes.

I adore my roommates.

Argentines put ham and hardboiled eggs on absolutely everything. I find this unnecessary.

I've always wished that I could combine all the worlds that I know and love. This still holds true. I want all the people I love to live in a place that combines all the elements I love about different places around the world. I used the word love too much in the past few sentences. It's ok. I'm feeling a lot of it.