Feliz Cumpleaños
My birthday weekend turned out to be quite relaxing. Not long after I arrived in Buenos Aires I met a girl in an internet café who had previously lived in the U.S. Her name is Gretel and she has been such a good friend to me ever since the day I met her. This past weekend she invited me to go with her to her best friend’s country house. What an experience! We rode horses , walked around the countryside and looked at the animals: cows, pigs and piglets, ostriches, chickens, and sheep. The house was huge, with plenty of rooms for the 12 people that were staying there, and we kept the fire lit the entire weekend.On my birthday I woke up late and walked around the property, picked up pecans that had fallen from the trees. Then we had an asado (for the umpteenth time, this is the traditional argentine bbq with every type of meat imaginable). They sang to me and we had a homemade birthday cake…what a treat! If only it hadn’t rained ALL day on Monday, it could have been a perfect weekend!! I learned several traditional card games and we played pictionary…what a challenge in spanish…I was most certainly the weakest link!
We drank maté all weekend long, sweet and "amargo" (bitter). For those of you who don’t know (I guess that’s probably all of you) Maté is extremely traditional here. It is a green tea that they drink practically every day. You see people in the parks, buses, etc. with their maté cups and thermos all day long. I will definitely bring some home for all to try. It’s a great tradition that originated with the gauchos and symbolizes friendship.
Now, it’s back to school…oh wait, I’m off till Monday! This weekend is a Che photograpy exhibit, the movies (I hope) and some city celebration…
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