querida amigas,
well, things are moving along here in buenos aires, and it seems i am getting a sense of how the next four weeks will pan out. today i recieved an email from Ph15, a great photography group located in a barrio north of BA who is planning a small encuentro next week and has invited me to the main conference, so it looks like ill be sticking around a little longer than planned. things change fast! yesterday i was losing all hope of my contacts here and about to jump ship to chile but now it seems im finding myself at home in BA and talking with artists and dancers all over the place ... i have several interviews set up this week, so i might very well be housed here for the duration of my stay. not so bad, i can spend weekends in uruguay some small trips up north, south, you know ... around ...
the tango dancer next door proved helpful, no tango shoes yet he recommended the most beautiful and amazing little studio down the street so i spent this mornign dancing and theatricizing and for anyone thinking about what the most ideal studio space would be, well, this was it. there was a fake fire place that felt very real and high cielings and plants and bars and a mirror and beautiful wood floors, a bathroom with sea shells and a little dog that kept barking so you could never be too serious ... and now the couple asked me to come to a tango class and performance on friday. im a little nervous and a little excited so well see how it goes!!!
ok, its bitter cold right now, im drowsy so i either need a siesta or some mate. ciao!
xx
lunes, 28 de mayo de 2007
viernes, 25 de mayo de 2007
la primera dia
Hola!!
hey guys! so ive landed safely in BA, and am finding home here in a fun little hostel in el Centro, at the heart of the city near La Plaza del Mayo. working hard on my spanish, turns out i´m the only one here that speaks any english but its all good, the conversation flows heartily nonetheless! yesterday was spent floating around to the plaza to see las madres at their weekly march but ended up at a protest for the Corriente Clasista y Combativa, many older folks without work and access to health protesting almost every day, took a bunch of photos and had some wonderful conversation. was mistaken for a journalista but let me snap some quality shots and we´ll see how they can be put to use. the first night ended with a hearty stew of carne y papas, and spent today musing around the tourist sights, San Telmo, viewing the Tango which is amazing. this one couple was dancing in teh square and a young girl, maybe 9 years old, had come out of the crowd to dance with the man, she was amazing, i cant imagine what she´ll be like when she gets older. anyway, now i´ll have to try tango, there´s a professional guy living in the room next to me!!! anyway, drinking lots of cafe, cafe con leche, cafe columbiano, i dont think i will ever drink cafe in the US again! loving it here, as usual, la vida mas lento ... i already downed a bunch of water, oh well, who knows if i will be sick but i got off the plane and was thirsty so i ran to the sink and drank a few glasses and thought oh crap but whatever now its down there, so ok. haha. so i should be here for two weeks, today is a holiday por independencia, 25 del mayo, so ill start work next week i think, and go from there. much to do, much to see! i´ll post some pix of the protest once i get this blog figured out. ....abrazos!
hey guys! so ive landed safely in BA, and am finding home here in a fun little hostel in el Centro, at the heart of the city near La Plaza del Mayo. working hard on my spanish, turns out i´m the only one here that speaks any english but its all good, the conversation flows heartily nonetheless! yesterday was spent floating around to the plaza to see las madres at their weekly march but ended up at a protest for the Corriente Clasista y Combativa, many older folks without work and access to health protesting almost every day, took a bunch of photos and had some wonderful conversation. was mistaken for a journalista but let me snap some quality shots and we´ll see how they can be put to use. the first night ended with a hearty stew of carne y papas, and spent today musing around the tourist sights, San Telmo, viewing the Tango which is amazing. this one couple was dancing in teh square and a young girl, maybe 9 years old, had come out of the crowd to dance with the man, she was amazing, i cant imagine what she´ll be like when she gets older. anyway, now i´ll have to try tango, there´s a professional guy living in the room next to me!!! anyway, drinking lots of cafe, cafe con leche, cafe columbiano, i dont think i will ever drink cafe in the US again! loving it here, as usual, la vida mas lento ... i already downed a bunch of water, oh well, who knows if i will be sick but i got off the plane and was thirsty so i ran to the sink and drank a few glasses and thought oh crap but whatever now its down there, so ok. haha. so i should be here for two weeks, today is a holiday por independencia, 25 del mayo, so ill start work next week i think, and go from there. much to do, much to see! i´ll post some pix of the protest once i get this blog figured out. ....abrazos!
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