Let me tell you that living in Buenos Aires is more or less like this (now I'll describe a random working-day morning of mine): firstly, the alarm goes off early (let's say 7 o'clock, which is pretty early to me), secondly I have my first (and useless) attempt to get up. Then, my second attempt at it, and I succeed. However, it happens at 7.20. Anyway... then, I get dressed and start making my breakfast and serving some food to my cat, all that in very few minutes because I'm really not interested either in having my breakfast in 3 minutes or in eating on the bus. Finally, what happens is that, most of the times, I do eat something on the bus. And I hate it.
Okay. At this point, I'm ready to go out. This is not over yet. Now, we still have the adorable commuting...there are only two buses that leave me near my workplace: 152 and 68. 152 leaves me only 2 blocks away, whereas 68 leaves me almost 5 blocks away. Nevertheless, 68 is much more frequent than 152. Do you think it's a good experience? I think you know it's not. The bus I take (whichever it is), like all of them, is completely crowded, so everyone has to occupy a very small space, accept the shoves without saying anything and, in spite of all the efforts, you still get to work late...I can't blame the traffic, I know I should wake up even earlier (which would make me feel as if I were a zombie), or maybe do all what I mentioned before faster. Anyway, I'm not worried about this, because we, the Argentines, are very famous for being always on the run and staying up really late. So, considering that, I'm just like everyone else. That's the system. That's Buenos Aires way of life.
lunes, 27 de abril de 2015
lunes, 13 de abril de 2015
After the storm, the smiley sun
As I don't want my readers to think I'm a complete pessimist, this entry will be different. Let's talk about some cultural activities that Buenos Aires offers: last Saturday I strolled with a friend around Microcentro, and we fortunately spotted a stage at one side of Plaza de Mayo where a rock band was playing what I consider good music. It turned out that they belonged to the Scottish community in Argentina, something that I figured out right after seeing knee-length skirts worn by the men who integrated the band. It was a pity that I couldn't hear the Facebook that the singer announced to promote his group. After that show, another one started. They were 7 girls and a boy from the Irish community and they performed a typical dance. After that, we enjoyed Puerto Madero's view until sunset.
When you think of free activities in Buenos Aires, you gladly realize that there are so many interesting things to do. And, since I'm content because of all this I'm telling, I'm going to write down some activities that Buenos Aires offers:
BAFICI, in April. It's a widely known film festival. The movies are generally directed by indie directors, making them have a particular style, kind of intellectual ones.
Museum Night, in November. You can choose among no fewer than 200 museums to visit. Of course, you can't visit more than 3 museums if your idea is to stay in each one for some reasonable time.
Not to mention the great number of dancing clubs that Buenos Aires has, with incredibly different kinds of music, styles and tastes: The Roxy with rock and roll or Crobar with electronic music, dance, 80's, hip hop, choose whichever you like best.
I could stay longer, mentioning more and more cultural offerings of Buenos Aires, but I'm really eager to finish this, and I don't want you to get used to me being soooo upbeat. Then, enjoy this one haha.
When you think of free activities in Buenos Aires, you gladly realize that there are so many interesting things to do. And, since I'm content because of all this I'm telling, I'm going to write down some activities that Buenos Aires offers:
BAFICI, in April. It's a widely known film festival. The movies are generally directed by indie directors, making them have a particular style, kind of intellectual ones.
Museum Night, in November. You can choose among no fewer than 200 museums to visit. Of course, you can't visit more than 3 museums if your idea is to stay in each one for some reasonable time.
Not to mention the great number of dancing clubs that Buenos Aires has, with incredibly different kinds of music, styles and tastes: The Roxy with rock and roll or Crobar with electronic music, dance, 80's, hip hop, choose whichever you like best.
I could stay longer, mentioning more and more cultural offerings of Buenos Aires, but I'm really eager to finish this, and I don't want you to get used to me being soooo upbeat. Then, enjoy this one haha.
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