2 hemispheres. 11 countries. 4.5 months.
it seems like a dream. like it somehow didn't happen. was i really scraping pig stys two months ago? was machu picchu real? and how about our jeep breaking down at 4,500 meters in southern bolivia? hell, it's hard to believe i've spent the last week wandering around buenos aires.
buenos. aires. the most invigoratingly cultural city i've ever been. it seems like i should have something really profound to say for my last international blog post for a while. something inspiring to sum up the magnanimity of intercontinental travel. but right now i'm just excited to get back to see my friends and family. to celebrate my sister's 21st birthday. to go out to dinner at my favorite restaurant with one of my best friends. to go splashing around in alyssa's parents pool with some old college buddies, some rockin' tunes and, of course, alyssa's momma's cooking.
so, in lieu of kris' words of inspiration, here's a few things about buenos aires you might find interesting. i did anyways.
1. everyone smokes and you can smoke everywhere. you look especially cool if you do it while walking, and under age.
2. after a week, i still have no idea when/if argentinians eat breakfast or lunch. for that matter, when they sleep.
3. argentinians dress cooler than you.
4. 24-hour flowershops.
5. "I'm not into your passport photo, I just like your nose." 'you better, you bet' the who
6. argentinians love the simpsons.
7. 'take my breath away', in any context is hilarious. especially in a taxi at earsplitting volume.
8. batman and papa noel got drunk together yesterday. at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. i saw them first at the sidewalk cafe i had lunch at, then later near the palermo shopping district, and finally stumbling down the street together just after the streetlights came on. it didn't make sense to me either.
"you're coming back to america, kris. what're ya gonna do first?"
i'm goin' out for mexican!
see y'all soon.
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I'd be going out for Mexican too!
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Before you totally put your bags in storage you really should journey to ND. You won't have to clean pig stys here! It's been a long time. Our cuisine is way better than Mexican. I am sure we could come up with some of your favorites or better yet you could teach me how to cook?? How does krumkaka sound??? That is the Norwegion version not Spanish. Bonnie
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