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The rain continued in Buenos Aires. Day three saw a change in our vigorous walking schedule. We had a long lunch at Estilio Campo, a fine asado in Puerto Madero. There we met two of my students: among the finest gentlemen I’ve met in Buenos Aires. To Ivan and Diego, thank [...]

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RECAP: The rain has been attacking us in Buenos Aires. Still, nothing could prevent my sister from conquering the boutiques in Palermo Soho. After a long a day of shopping we retreated to my apartment with the broken air-conditioner and made Skype sessions with T, my father, Sam and Annette and T [...]

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There’s this little book I walk around with in my back pocket called the GUIA “T”. In Spanish the word “guia” means “guide”. Truthfully, I have no idea what the letter “T” in quotation marks is all about. My hunch is that inventor of the GUIA – an organizational marvel by Buenos Aires [...]

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Argentina isn’t what I’d call “the paradigm of convenience”. Things that we take for granted in the US are monumental events here. Try cashing a check.
For example, in the US many of us have all but eliminated the need to go to the bank (cash businesses excluded). Just [...]

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Recently, I’ve been working on other things, so I’ve stepped aside from the blog and tossed my notes on the dark side of Argentinean life, namely its disorganization. In the last few days I’ve been working on preparations for the next four months. I start class on Tuesday, Spanish lessons, and I continue [...]

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