Saturday, August 9, 2008

Peculiaridades Bonairenses!

Ahora les quiero contar un poquito de porque Buenos Aires es tan peculiar y especial. Tantas pequenas cosas que me sorprenden! Primero, el subte. Yo he vivido en Nueva York por mucho tiempo y tomaba el tren subterraneo todo el rato. Cuando vivia en Londres tambien, pero es que nunca en mi vida he experimentado lo que vivo dia a dia al subirme en el subte de Argentina. Como dice mi amigo companero del trabajo en INADI Dani, el subte es una prueba de vida para el que se suba. Porque a la hora que te metas esta repleto, pero yo digo literalmente repleto de gente! A reventar! Dani lo puso de una manera muy chistosa. Segun el que lo que pasa es que en la Argentina es un pueblo muy esperanzado, porque la gente ve que no cabe un alfiler mas en el subte pero siempre piensan que si hay un lugar mas para que ellos se suban! Jajaja. Y si que es verdad. Hoy en la manana estaba tarde para el trabajo y el subte de la linea D (que es verdecito) estaba tan lleno de gente que me dio verguenza entrar porque los iba a apretar mas con mi tremenda mochilota azul super pesada llenita de cosas, camara, laptop, grabadora, papeles! Me dio tanta verguenza que antes de entrar al tren les pedi que por favor me hagan un espacio porque iba super retrasada al trabajo y eso no podia ser! Yo creo que a la gente le dio mucha gracia porque dos segundos despues un chico entro detras mio y nos apreto todavia mas....y no pidio disculpas!

La otra cosa que me extrana es que no hay monedas. Si senores, hay una tremenda escasez de monedas en la Argentina...bueno al menos en Buenos Aires. Pero lo mas gracioso es que el bus o colectivo, como le dicen aca, solo se puede pagar con monedas. Entonces, como michi pagas el colectivo si la gente no te quiere dar vuelto con monedas!

Lo otro que me gusta mucho de aqui en Argentina es que la gente aqui en Buenos Aires son super educados y amables (imaginate como seran en provincia! Un pan de Dios!). Siempre dispuestos a ayudarte. Super buena onda, como dicen aqui! Especialmente con respecto a mi proyecto. La licenciada Mariela Flores, una indigena del pueblo Diaguita de Quilmes, me esta ayudando tanto presentandome a gente y dandome datos. La gente que he conocido en este poco tiempo, ya sea en protestas apoyando a Evo Morales o en los foros del grupo indigena del INADI, me han siempre concedido entrevistas y han hablado conmigo de cosas bastante personales tambien.

La ultima cosa de las que quiero hablar es de la vida nocturna argentina. Nunca he visto cosa igual. El otro dia mi amiga Suzie quedo en salir con un amigo argentino de ella y el le dice, “te parece si paso por tu casa a las 11:30 o 12am. Disculpa, yo se que muy temprano.” Salir a las 12:30am es muy temprano? En Buenos Aires claro que si! La fiesta se pone bueno solo despues de las 3 a 3:30am!!!!! Y yo que pase en Lawrence University en Wisconsin cuatro anos...para mi la fiesta se acaba a las 2am como maximo....3:30am yo ya estaba haciendo la tutumeme!jajaja porque claro, habia que levantarse temprano para ir a brunch y luego a la bioblioteca! Jajaja aca salen desde el miercoles hasta el domingo...lunes y martes descansito y luego otra vez empieza!

Thursday, July 31, 2008

First day: Buenos Aires my first stop!


Today is my first day and it has a very eventful day full of adventures and also stressful situations! ....all part of the experience right? the night before I was in the JFK airport in New York with my mom and Bartek checking in for my flight....and guess what? I discovered Mexico requires a transit visa, which of course I didn´t have! so after some time they let me check in but in Mexico I needed to be scourted to a room where all the other people without visas was. I wasn´t allowed to be hanging out by myself at the airport, not even to buy food. However, everybody (the people taking care of me and also the people without visas) was very nice. One of the officers who was with me in the Mexican airport had told me that that room wasn´t too nice! But I am happy he was wrong!

After sleeping sitting in a chair for 5 hours waiting for my flight, I got on board and everything was much much much better. But then I realized that in fact I didn´t have the address of the studio I rented in Buenos Aires. I just had the name of the two streets! too late! it was past 9pm, so the offices were closed. No phone number to contact....I decided not to freak out.

In the cue of immigration I met this guy he is from England, but I really thought he was Spanish because he had the accent and everything! Very interesting person! He was working at a publicity agency that has to do with glamour and fashion. He got tired of his job, his friends, his family, his life, and he decided to leave and travel around the world. He has been traveling for the past 7 months!

Continuing with my story, it turned out thatwe were heading to the same neighborhood and decided to share a cab. When we finally reach my destination....I couldn´t find the apartment. Ohhh! I wanted to cry! but then after looking for an hour, I said to myself it was going to be fine. I thought ´I probably can find a hostel for the night´....well, it was harder than I thought because all the hostels were fully booked! THen I really wanted to cry! hahaha. Now I think it is funny, but at that moment it was a nightmare! but Andres (the guy I met in the airport) found a hostel for me. This is where I am writing to you now! I share the room with other 6 guys, all from different parts of the world, Italy, Ecuador, and even Peru! everyone here is very nice and helpful.

I just got an email from the company who rented me the apartment, and now I have the address. Tomorrow morning I will be moving in...I hope!

My first day was a real adventure that for sure I won´t forget...next time I have to double check for the right address and transit visa requirements!

Thursday, May 8, 2008

first day

I just created my blog! Thanks to Mark Johnson. I'm so excited!

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I am very contradictory sometimes....maybe like every woman. Sometimes, I mean one thing, but I also mean the opposite. I am very sensitive, but also very practical. My mom always says that I am too sensitive. I disagree…sometimes. Recently, I have discovered that I love adventure sports. At least, I want to go sky diving once in my life! I like adventure quite a lot and traveling to new places. I like change, but when I decide I want that change. It is a lot harder to accept change when it just happens without notice. I am optimistic, energetic and outgoing. I love my family and friends and I miss them very much because I usually move quite a lot. I tried keep in touch, but sometimes I take too long to reply. I consider myself very lucky! I like to do things that make me happy and I am lucky that I have been able to live the life I want. I think that life is one and short...there is no second chance. So you need to do what you like, what makes you most passionate. That is why I am going into development and I am quite excited! I want to help to start making a difference. I want help others to have the opportunities I had.