Hola gente linda,
Good news! After checking out eight different rooms in a period of two weeks, I found a great one in San Telmo with three very cool, international, Spanish-speaking people! =)
San Telmo is a historical neighborhood and full of bohemians and artists. There are lots of antique and fashion stores, famous cafes, and an excellent arts and crafts fair that spans for blocks and blocks on Sundays on Calle Defensa. We are also really close to Parque Lezama and a huge ecological reserve with a view of the sea.
It was exhausting packing, moving, and unpacking all my stuff. But I am fully settled now, and loving my new neighborhood and place. =) Here are some pictures of buildings around the nighborhood:
The night I moved in I went with Fede to a goodbye parrilla (barbecue!) party. Laetitia, the girl who is very sadly leaving Argentina to go back to Belgium, made the most delicious tiramisu. I will need that recipe! The next day Fede and I extended our gluttonous streak at Friday's. We had loaded potato skins and Cherry Pepsi. The waiter was kind of grossed out by the concept of cherry cola, but at my continued requests he reluctantly brought us a shot glass of grenadine. Delicious! Argentineans have no idea of all the culinary wonders they're missing! haha.
I am getting into cooking again. I made spicy red beans, veggie stir-fry, and will make either chicken stir-fry or sweet barbecue baked chicken tonight.
Other than that, I've been spending my time having great conversations with my housemates, watching "House" and movies, exploring San Telmo (Cafe El Federal has the best coffee I've had in Buenos Aires!), and reading and writing a lot. I finished Relato de un náufrago (Tale of a Shipwreck) by García Márquez and am now working on some other fiction books, la Biblia (the Bible), and Las venas abiertas de América Latina (Latin America's Open Veins), about Latin American economy.
These are the flowers all along Avenida 9 de Julio.
Tango dancers at Plaza Dorrego on Sunday.
Cariños!
Kaeli
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