Sometime last week, we arrived in Buenos Aires to rain and dark skies and I felt perfectly at home. I said in the taxi that I could certainly see myself living in Buenos Aires sometime and Amy was amazed since the weather was so nasty that I could say that. The feeling, however, did not subside over the next week. We spent our first two nights in the trendy trendy shi shi district of Palermo - where we went out for a lovely dinner for Cortney´s birthday.
Then - on Wednesday, we met up with Cortney´s host mom´s family. Cortney studied abroad in France but her host mom happened to be Argentinian. Sr. Villafañe picked us up from our hostel at 10am in the car and drove us to their lovely little house above a vegetable store where we spent the next week wrapped up in family time. We saw so much of Buenos Aires - we went to each neighborhood, visiting the parks in Palermo including the Rose Garden, Japanese Garden, and Botannical Garden. Then, in Recoleta we visited a museum dedicated to Evita Peron, a beloved actress and political figure, and saw an incredible cemetary full of gorgeous tombs built like houses complete with Italian sculpture. El Centro houses the main pedestrian streets, la Casa Rosada (presidential palace), and theatre district. We saw an indy Argentinian film called ¨Soñar no cuesta nada¨ (It costs nothing to dream) which was really great. We went to San Telmo and La Recoleta on the weekend for two great artisan markets and also visited the MALBA (Museo de arte latinoamericana de Buenos Aires). On Saturday night we went to the Night of the Museums where buses were free and museums were open until 2am. Saw some great artwork and dancing before heading home to wake up early the next day to go with the Villafañe family to see La Boca, the working class district of Buenos Aires that is full of colorful houses and tango in the streets. We had a party with the Villafañe family to celebrate Cortney`s birthday and also the birthday of on of their eight daughters on Sunday afternoon and felt like we were just another part of the family. I almost forgot to mention and we went out with the daughter whose birthday it was during the week to a stripper/trannie/dance club where we got dinner, watched the show, and then danced our little hearts out. To say the least, it was an interesting experience. All of our Spanish skills improved to have people speaking to us all the time and their hospitality was uncomparable.
Then - on Wednesday, we met up with Cortney´s host mom´s family. Cortney studied abroad in France but her host mom happened to be Argentinian. Sr. Villafañe picked us up from our hostel at 10am in the car and drove us to their lovely little house above a vegetable store where we spent the next week wrapped up in family time. We saw so much of Buenos Aires - we went to each neighborhood, visiting the parks in Palermo including the Rose Garden, Japanese Garden, and Botannical Garden. Then, in Recoleta we visited a museum dedicated to Evita Peron, a beloved actress and political figure, and saw an incredible cemetary full of gorgeous tombs built like houses complete with Italian sculpture. El Centro houses the main pedestrian streets, la Casa Rosada (presidential palace), and theatre district. We saw an indy Argentinian film called ¨Soñar no cuesta nada¨ (It costs nothing to dream) which was really great. We went to San Telmo and La Recoleta on the weekend for two great artisan markets and also visited the MALBA (Museo de arte latinoamericana de Buenos Aires). On Saturday night we went to the Night of the Museums where buses were free and museums were open until 2am. Saw some great artwork and dancing before heading home to wake up early the next day to go with the Villafañe family to see La Boca, the working class district of Buenos Aires that is full of colorful houses and tango in the streets. We had a party with the Villafañe family to celebrate Cortney`s birthday and also the birthday of on of their eight daughters on Sunday afternoon and felt like we were just another part of the family. I almost forgot to mention and we went out with the daughter whose birthday it was during the week to a stripper/trannie/dance club where we got dinner, watched the show, and then danced our little hearts out. To say the least, it was an interesting experience. All of our Spanish skills improved to have people speaking to us all the time and their hospitality was uncomparable.
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