Fernando, ¡cómo te amo! Centinela

Hola todos,

This week has been like a return to summer! It's been nice in every way. I saw two nice neighborhoods I'd never been to before and some art, stocked up on groceries at Chinatown, and had lots of great times with friends. 

Over the weekend I hung out with Jorge at an Irish bar and saw a rock band and Marta Minujín's Torre de Babel, a big tower made of books from around the world. On Saturday I went to an international fiesta with two of my roommates at Niceto Club (where we danced from 2 to 6am!). While it was fun, I decided that I definitely prefer rock and salsa music as opposed to reggaetón, and have a 3-hour limit for dancing in rooms completely filled with smoke.

I went to the San Telmo feria, Puerto Madero, and Chinatown with a new friend, Fede (a different one: Fede-libertarian), who I met in my Social Psychology class. We've been having great, really interesting conversations, made even more interesting by our different political and class backgrounds. I feel transported back to America when we talk sometimes. We went to a restaurant, art gallery, and three supermarkets at Chinatown. I showed him the joys of Pocky and Kancho cookies, and stocked up on exotic veggies, Asian sweets, spicy things, and sunflower bread, and he showed me an area of Belgrano I've never seen. =)

On Monday I met a Brazilian guy, Tiago. He speaks Spanish, English, Portuguese, and Italian, and we spoke in a bit of all. Eu amo o idioma Português! We're going to do a language (Portuguese-English) exchange. We have so much in common (love art, literature, travel, San Telmo...) and have been having great conversations, too. On Saturday I'm going to a super-bohemian party (in San Telmo!) to help him paint his room. =)

 In a restaurant we went to at Plaza Dorrego, I saw some graffiti I liked written in marker and pen in the bathroom. I think they are good inspiration for poems. My favorites were:

• Joe: you're my favorite song!
• Fernando, ¡cómo te amo! Centinela ("Fernando, how I love you! Signed, Centinela")
• Hoy comienza mi nueva vida ("Today my new life begins")

Here are two pictures of Defensa street in San Telmo on a Sunday: 

And me: the most surprising species on planet Earth!

 

¡Cariños!

Kaeli