Bye Bye BA

Goodbyes
Goodbyes remind me of a kind of regret I have when I finish that last bite of a Gioa slice of pepperoni pizza or when my new favorite song ends before I have a chance to belt out the last phrase. This is what goodbyes are like for me. So when Chrissie and I left BA on Tuesday, both of us a bit tearful, I was reminded about goodbyes. Goodbyes are endings on the edge of beginnings, which is maybe why they feel so uncomfortable. But this time, when I said goodbye from the back of the cab to the sunny morning skyline of BA, I paused and held my goodbye for a moment, before moving on to the beginning of our next adventure.

Insatiable
This last month has been remarkably tranquilo. I don’t think I could have asked for a better place to be. To be somewhere that asks nothing of you is rare. We all want so much—we have bottomless appetites for more, more of what we know or what we like or what we want to feel. The usual suspects are power, money, sex, food, drugs…the list goes on. The truth is, I have an endless demand for more and for that more to continually satisfy me, and for that pursuit of more to go my way and be perfect. Buenos Aires is far from perfect, but it satisfied me. It lulled me into a pace of life where I found that if I didn’t like my helado because it was too sweet, it didn’t really matter. There was always manana, or there was always Esmerelda.

Muchas gracias
We lived for a month in a beautiful, comfortable apartment thanks to Monette. Jorge our “super” charmed us daily with tests of our Spanish speaking capability. Night doorman Mr. Bean smiled and joked endlessly and ushered us home on late nights safe and sound. The woman at the lavanderia always graciously reminded us of the ultimo time we could pick up our laundry.

The young woman at Nucha came to know our orders and brought us café con leche with a silent, gentle smile. Angel Angeles charmed us with her laughter and commitment to get us to speak at least un poco espanol. Norman at Bar Danzon spoiled us by speaking English and delivered our drinks with flare. So many people amidst some 10 million others helped us, guided us and gently lead us through this last month without a lot of effort on our part…So many many thanks to all of you!


Our favorites
Chrissie and I agreed on our favorites of our month in BA:

El ciudad esta muy agreeable y tranquil por a busy busy city
The futbol matches were a thrill
Estudiamos espanol was muy muy enjoyable
Esta personas were delightful
Eating was always an adventure and often delish
A month wasn’t enough!

Enjoy a few more photos. More to come soon from Iguazu Falls!