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Hola chicos - Hace mucho tiempo, sorry I've been slacking on my updates, been trying to find a place to live for a while, but excuses excuses.
First off, doesn't it seem that Argentina would be older than the U.S., I don't say this based on any historical facts or genuine logic, I think it's cause of all of the old time European architecture and cultural aspects we think about which makes it seem a part of Europe, instead of the last European outpost on the South American continent. Anyway I say that because this weekend, specifically May 25th is the 200th anniversary of Argentine Independence from Espana. It's sweet, they have closed off the entire main avenue in the downtown area, 9 de Julio, as well as the main avenue connecting the presidential palace, Casa Rosada, to the congressional building. All for massive parades for Argentine Military and social groups. There are also 6 stages throughout the city that have different delegations from all the extremely differing areas of the country. Last night the kicked everything off with a free concert right in downtown, beginning at the typical Argentine 11 pm.
I am quite ashamed to say that I caught this wonderful, once in 200 year event while flipping between channels during a commercial of the Magic - Celtics blowout. I knew this weekend had a lot of events happening, but I didn't realize the scale, Avenida 9 de Julio supposedly had half a million people in it. In which case I am leaving my apartment right after this with my trusty nikon in hand, to search out the craziest of these celebrations throughout the day and night today, monday and tuesday. Unfortunately the company I work for supports Americans so monday and tuesday daytime I will have to work. (It would be strange to tell leave a voicemail telling my customers I can't track their vehicle because I'm a few blocks away cheering on the image of Juan Peron draped in an Argentine flag sipping mate with a spalsh of fernet, at least I don't think that would work) Anyway I'm going to join the masses with my camera and snap some phots of these events, cause honestly who doesn't love spectacles, and large crowds, with lost of drunk people, and few bathrooms, in a society where the concept of personal space is equal to my understanding of those belts woman where that do nothing to hold up any form of pant, and the belts aren't even going around the waist, what is the point?
I'll be back in a few days with some pics and highlights. Word up.
Doscientos Anos = 200 years.
Hasta Pronto
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Como andas?
Sometimes when you plan on doing something for so long, but then you keep putting it off by just a small measure of time. 30 more seconds I'll stay in bed. Then, as well all know and all recognize, that miniscule piece of time joins together with other miniscule pieces of time. Five more minutes in the hot shower. Thus creating a slightly larger, miniscule piece of time.
To quote one of the best sayers of things that we all try to say but just can't really say right, John Steinbeck; "Time interval is a strange and contradictory matter in the mind. It would be reasonable to suppose that a routine time or an eventless time would seem interminable. It should be so, but it is not. It is the dull eventless times that have no duration whatever. A time splashed with interest, wounded with tragedy, crevassed with joy - that's the time that seems long in memory. And this is right when you think about it. Eventlessness has no posts to drape duration on. From nothing to nothing is no time at all."
Now thats a little more potent a spoonful of flavor than I am feeling now, but I can't agree with that more. Instead of the years that Johnny boy uses to tell stories I lack the posts to drape the passage of time on for but 5 days a week. Every job I have had prior to working here in BsAs has been a schedule of jumbling mornings, days and late nights to make a nice muddled collage of my weekly work plan. Now I work an embarrassingly unhurried 11 - 7 (we have to stay in line with the work hours of continental U.S.(Don't worry I have an 8am class to teach in downtown twice a week to keep my eyes open during real person work hours)) But it really is surprising to open your eyes before sunrise monday - I actually really do enjoy my hour long classes teaching, my student is a Brazilian woman who works in the marketing department of Telefonica downtown, she's smart and well traveled and wants to learn, making my teaching both a learning and teaching experience. Basically I ask questions about Brasil and other interests of her's and she explains them to me. It's pretty unique perspective and I like knowing how to help someone, for example can any of you guys easily explain the difference in contextual use of "said" and "told" I certainly couldn't when asked on the spot so I had to research then teach - To open my eyes monday before the sun opens, have the days seem like the end is always just out of reach, then all of a sudden it's 6 pm on friday and we're having some Henikien for happy hour at the office.
Now I don't want to sound like una rey de drama here, cause I certainly do have plenty of posts to drape the marks of time over. I usually have good experiences in the small daily activities of an independent life, but for the long run I basically think I can't sit down for 60% of the day, thats what I'm getting at. This is leading into the really exciting part now...I am in the early, early stages of possibly maybe, quizas, posible, starting a bar in the Palermo area of Buenos Aires with a successful restaurant owner here in the city. I don't want to say more than that now because I am superstitous when it comes to calling yourself out early, and the only wood I could knock on right now is the floor and my feet are up and i haven't stretched for a while, but I am excited about this.
Which reopened my eyes yet again that I, and not only I for that matter, a large amount of people, actually have the ability to do anything as of right now. There is literally nothing holding me here in Buenos Aires for more than a month and I think I have found a system to gain employment in any major city fairly quickly (staying away from the oldest profession of course). It's these thoughts that create the pegs to drape your thoughts and your perception of time on, not only the acts themselves but the dreams that create them.
Gosh wow, I try to update a few people on what I'm doing in a foreign country and I start citing modern American Literature, yikes.
Life is good here for me, I'm about to move out of my apartment to a cheaper and more spanish speaking abode. I'm coming home to E.E.U.U. for three weeks in the middle of July for a little thing I like to call El Cable and ahhh Iron Man 2 is pretty sweet. Oh and is it just me or did the whole Gulf spill thing kind of just die in the global media world. I've been searching for info but can't find anything since sunday saying the giant dome reverse engineered from The Simpsons movie didn't work? Anyone know anything?
Allright nos vemos, I'll post again soon and it will hopefully be something you want to read.
Como Andas? - Literally means how are you walking/passing/going? But really means how are you. Andar is used her for about 8 different verbs, that I know of, and I'm sure cut up into slang all over the place. I'll learn some more and get back to you.
Chau
To quote one of the best sayers of things that we all try to say but just can't really say right, John Steinbeck; "Time interval is a strange and contradictory matter in the mind. It would be reasonable to suppose that a routine time or an eventless time would seem interminable. It should be so, but it is not. It is the dull eventless times that have no duration whatever. A time splashed with interest, wounded with tragedy, crevassed with joy - that's the time that seems long in memory. And this is right when you think about it. Eventlessness has no posts to drape duration on. From nothing to nothing is no time at all."
Now thats a little more potent a spoonful of flavor than I am feeling now, but I can't agree with that more. Instead of the years that Johnny boy uses to tell stories I lack the posts to drape the passage of time on for but 5 days a week. Every job I have had prior to working here in BsAs has been a schedule of jumbling mornings, days and late nights to make a nice muddled collage of my weekly work plan. Now I work an embarrassingly unhurried 11 - 7 (we have to stay in line with the work hours of continental U.S.(Don't worry I have an 8am class to teach in downtown twice a week to keep my eyes open during real person work hours)) But it really is surprising to open your eyes before sunrise monday - I actually really do enjoy my hour long classes teaching, my student is a Brazilian woman who works in the marketing department of Telefonica downtown, she's smart and well traveled and wants to learn, making my teaching both a learning and teaching experience. Basically I ask questions about Brasil and other interests of her's and she explains them to me. It's pretty unique perspective and I like knowing how to help someone, for example can any of you guys easily explain the difference in contextual use of "said" and "told" I certainly couldn't when asked on the spot so I had to research then teach - To open my eyes monday before the sun opens, have the days seem like the end is always just out of reach, then all of a sudden it's 6 pm on friday and we're having some Henikien for happy hour at the office.
Now I don't want to sound like una rey de drama here, cause I certainly do have plenty of posts to drape the marks of time over. I usually have good experiences in the small daily activities of an independent life, but for the long run I basically think I can't sit down for 60% of the day, thats what I'm getting at. This is leading into the really exciting part now...I am in the early, early stages of possibly maybe, quizas, posible, starting a bar in the Palermo area of Buenos Aires with a successful restaurant owner here in the city. I don't want to say more than that now because I am superstitous when it comes to calling yourself out early, and the only wood I could knock on right now is the floor and my feet are up and i haven't stretched for a while, but I am excited about this.
Which reopened my eyes yet again that I, and not only I for that matter, a large amount of people, actually have the ability to do anything as of right now. There is literally nothing holding me here in Buenos Aires for more than a month and I think I have found a system to gain employment in any major city fairly quickly (staying away from the oldest profession of course). It's these thoughts that create the pegs to drape your thoughts and your perception of time on, not only the acts themselves but the dreams that create them.
Gosh wow, I try to update a few people on what I'm doing in a foreign country and I start citing modern American Literature, yikes.
Life is good here for me, I'm about to move out of my apartment to a cheaper and more spanish speaking abode. I'm coming home to E.E.U.U. for three weeks in the middle of July for a little thing I like to call El Cable and ahhh Iron Man 2 is pretty sweet. Oh and is it just me or did the whole Gulf spill thing kind of just die in the global media world. I've been searching for info but can't find anything since sunday saying the giant dome reverse engineered from The Simpsons movie didn't work? Anyone know anything?
Allright nos vemos, I'll post again soon and it will hopefully be something you want to read.
Como Andas? - Literally means how are you walking/passing/going? But really means how are you. Andar is used her for about 8 different verbs, that I know of, and I'm sure cut up into slang all over the place. I'll learn some more and get back to you.
Chau
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Copa Mundial
Check out this sweet video for the world cup, at one Point we had tickets. But sometimes reality has to strike no?
Get pumped up U.S. beat spain in a Confederations Cup game 2 - 1, big deal, and even if the Flaming Eagles of Pride and Ingenuity (The newly adopted nickname for Team U.S.) don't do well it's going to be a pretty amazing event down there.
I'll be back soon...
Copa Mundial means world cup...
Get pumped up U.S. beat spain in a Confederations Cup game 2 - 1, big deal, and even if the Flaming Eagles of Pride and Ingenuity (The newly adopted nickname for Team U.S.) don't do well it's going to be a pretty amazing event down there.
I'll be back soon...
Copa Mundial means world cup...
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