Two Germans Walked into a Pub
Trip Start
Jun 10, 2008
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Trip End
Ongoing
Buenos Aires,
Argentina
Monday, June 30, 2008
Saturday night was a lot of fun. I met up with Graham and Jeremy in Plaza Serrano to go to (shocker!) Prólogo! We got there and there were no booths, so we sat by this bar-like space and two Germans sat down right across from us
Graham, Jeremy, and I with our German friends
. They were brother and sister, 35 and 28 years old, respectively, and we all totally hit it off! We talked about our travels, work, politics, fútbol... It was great! We ended up sharing a couple of beers and just talking for about 2 hours. It's always fun to meet fellow travellers, since at least you know you have something in common right away.Afterwards, we went to a party that Jeremy's host family was throwing for a friend of their daughter's. First of all, his apartment is HUGE! It's a mansion, practically! The party seemed very high school-socialite, kind of like Gossip Girl, Buenos Aires style. The kids were mostly nice, though some were pretentious and a little condescending even. I still can't decide if they're more or less mature than US high school kids.. I guess teenagers are very similar everywhere. I actually just remembered learning that in International Business, that teenagers have similar consumption habits all over the world, as well as middle class people.
On Sunday, I went to my second-to-last group brunch at Café Bercy with Ben, Mark, Nathan, and Cati, which was wonderful, as usual. We then walked toward the Biblioteca Nacional and played some frisbee in the park and I walked home and watched a movie with Catherine.
Bartolome Mitre
It was a pretty lowkey night, which involved dinner at home and 5 episodes of Grey's Anatomy (oops!) and thus going to bed very late. Unfortunately, I had to wake up early. Fortunately, it was to meet up with Mark in Chacarita to go to the less famous and grandiose (though by FAR bigger) Cementario de la Chacarita. He told me that chacara is one of the many words that signify farm. The most interesting thing about the cemetary was the mandarin trees growing everywhere. We even tried a little bit of one, but it was very sour. I thought of how the trees are probably fed by decaying bodies and that creeped me out, so I didn't eat any. Then I walked to work and told them that I was finishing the program earlier than I thought, to which they responded "Dale" (ok) and told me that I was free to go whenever I wanted. I still hung out today, but now I'm done with one job, and tomorrow will be done with another. Yay for exploring Buenos Aires more!I think I am going to Iguazú falls next week with Nathan and Cati.. I also extended my flight and am officially coming home on August 1st at 6am. Unless my flight is delayed 4 hours again. (God, I hope not.) This weekend, the weather has been absolutely beautiful, and I wish I had taken advantage of it more, but at least I spent a lot of time outdoors at Cafés, parks, and walking today with Mark. I hope it stays this warm!!
