Oct 30, 2008
The wheels on the bus go round and round…
Today was another exciting and action-packed day in the Argentinean capital. We set out this afternoon on a quest to find CUI via the bus (our first time riding it) in order to pay for the intensive month-long Spanish class Eric’s taking in November - did I or did I not promise I would bring him home fluent for Christmas? The bus was just slightly different from buses I’ve ridden in other cities. There are so many of them here, and because they apparently follow the general rule of driving without ever braking for any reason, Eric and I emerged from the bus feeling like we’d jerked our arms out of their sockets holding on. Maybe we’ll stick to the Subte.
After our bus-riding adventure, we headed up to Recoleta where we took in Buenos Aires Photo, a week-long exposition of photographers and their work from all over Latin America. It was a very cool show - we saw a set of beautiful fashion photographs in black and white taken in the 1950s, some very cool modern photographs displayed in light boxes and light from behind, and some cool experimental stuff. We also saw a very graphic photograph of a woman giving birth, which we’ll be traumatized by until we’re at least 40.
At the photo exhibition, we took in a lecture on Photojournalism in the Internet Age featuring top photojournalists from Argentina, including the head photo editor at La Nacion, the country’s largest newspaper. It was great to sit in on, but as a recent graduate of journalism school, it felt like a lecture I had heard before. Also, Eric only caught a few words here and there. Between the rapid-fire commentary and the dreadful microphone the panelists were using, after five minutes Eric wrote me a note: “Is this an elaborate prank being pulled on me?”
The walk home from Recoleta is a nice one, about 20 minutes. Since it was so beautiful today, we started to walk home. As we paced along the sidewalk, we stumbled upon yet another craft brewery, Buller Brewing Company, so of course we had to stop and sample what they had to offer.
I tried the sampler of beers to make sure I had objective data to work with.
Verdict? The honey beer was my favorite. I think Eric liked the IPA.
Now we’re home again, home again, trying to get some work done and enjoying a quiet dinner. Hope all of you are well out there in blog world! I know tomorrow’s Halloween, so I expect to see some costume pictures in my e-mail inbox (that especially means from Forrest, Kailan and Draven, but others are welcome to jump in). Our Halloween plans include trying the special edition pumpkin ice cream at Persicco (I’m willing to admit I’m a full-on addict) and maybe catching a fun late-night party. Chau!
