Holas chicos

Mucho gracias por unas commentas! Massimo and his smack about the Argentinians being of the "laughing stock of Europe" and and Elly Belly's comments in espanol which we can't even understand yet! Muchas gracias. Keep the comments coming...

What I'm trying to say here is that we thank you for all your comments--it makes us feel connected while at the same time we seek new connections. With martini in hand tonight I breathed a big sigh of relief. I don't know how to put it into words yet, but es necessito por mi vida to be somewhere that is not familiar, that is not "normal."Some of you might say that having a martini in hand is familiar for me--that is true, but it didn't feel the same tonight. It felt good, but not like it does at 83 Proof in San Francisco. Claro?

Familiar Landscapes
At Bob's request, we made more of an effort to hit the streets and take more photos. I'll publish more of them later this weekend. It was delightful to take on this assignment in the streets of San Telmo. This barrio felt so old. Yet it felt like it wanted me to know not only its history, but also its dreams for the future. It is interesting when you can feel that a place is stuck in its history or wanting to know its past and or strive for a future.

That is what Buenos Aires feels like to me--know my past, but allow me my future. Whereas Berkeley feels like--know my history, know my proud history, and know only my history. Hmmm, is it time to move beyond 1962?

Beef on a Stick
By the way, best lunch so far. More photos to come. All I have to say is that all you foodies in the state of Cali, you ain't had beef (local or schmocal) till you've had beef in Argentina. Holy Cow! Muy flavor!
As we were served our lunch, an old man wondered by our table and suggested, I think, that "ellas solomente uno brochette, no dos" meaning that we were eating WAY more than we should. I tried to tell him I was very hungry and he proceeded to share with us some saying in Italiano about hunger and women, which I didn't comprendo but I understood. The topics of hunger and women are dangerous to discussif the woman at the table is truly in need of food!

Mas manana!