Familia

quick little ditty...

my parents got into town yesterday and it has been so lovely. lovely indeed. they are staying in a part of town called the Recoleta, the fansy shmansy elegant part of town. It has been my first time - besides a BS school bus tour - that I have seen the Recoleta. There is a linda (a popular word for beautiful) park next to the cemetary, about two blocks from the hotel. Yesterday, we went to a park nearby where we experienced live jazz music and lots of sun. It was a gorgeous day, and I strayed from my parents to play a childrens game with a group of bohemians with bass drums.

Leah, my sista, got in this morning. I am glad she slept 6 hours on the airplane from Dallas because we were able to wander after she arrived. After an amusing cab ride with Fabian, who lives right by my house in vicente lopez, we walked around La Boca - a relatively dangerous district, but it has a safe tourist center with tons of brightly colored buildings, live music and tango shows in the street, and countless hasteling flyer-hander-outers. After La Boca, Fabian (again) drove us to San Telmo for the popular Sunday feria. We bought argentinian soccer jerseys and cheap sunglasses - I still haven't found the right hat (my head is ginormous, especially with all the hair currently on my head). In San Telmo, I saw my ol' friendly street venders (Carlos and Muhhamed), who I introduced to my family. After a hike of a walk, we finally made it to Cafe Tortonni, a 130 year old restaurant with beautiful architecture, high ceilings, and mediocre pizza. those beers tasted like gold, though.

now. after a well deserved nap and fansy shmansy tea (this hotel is absurdly nice), we are preparing for a tango show in Ambosta (which I hear has "nice" girls). Hasta lluego.

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