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Not Quite Elevator Music
Last night I was riding the Subte (subway) headed towards Belgrano. The subway would be a great way to get ...
A Year in the Making: Then and Now
I'm getting ready to leave again, this time for Buenos Aires, Argentina. Thursday night will be my last time in ...
What is Buenos Aires?
What is Buenos Aires? Buenos Aires is the sweet smell of an asado on Sunday mornings. It’s a twist of ...
Why hello red tape.
Today I had a real Argentine experience, one that can only be had if you decide to really stay in ...
Homeless in the city.
It´s hard to ignore homelessness in this city, and after living in Buenos Aires for a while I´ve started ...
Curious? Just ask.
Lately I´ve met some interesting characters, thanks to one tool: a camera. Sometimes I´m reluctant to bring it ...
On identity.
Something strange is happening to me lately, and I wonder if it happens to anyone else out there: When people ...
Paying homage.
It's been a somber day in Buenos Aires. On Tuesday night former president Raúl Alfonsín passed away, and flags ...
The power of mate.
Today I'd like to write about something wonderful and purely Argentine: El Mate. In Argentina, mate is not just a ...
Escaping the crisis?
Today Clarín, one of the major newspapers here, is reporting on something that I've been seeing for months: Yanquis -- ...
Floggers, the new urban tribe.
Today The New York Times tapped into a fascinating little corner of local pop culture: The lives of urban floggers. ...
Why we travel.
Supposedly I was going back to the U.S. yesterday. I had a flight, but it left without me. Here I ...
Argentina and la crisis
It's no secret that the economic crisis in the U.S. is being felt around the world, and spiraling economic problems ...
Disco nap, I love you.
In BA, I've learned that nothing gets kickin' at ''night'' until at least 1 am. In the absence of something ...
No hay monedas -- Buenos Aires in the clutches of a coin shortage.
Life is about to change in Buenos Aires. The government recently announced something big: In the next 90 days, it ...
Buenos Aires, the city you hate to love.
When I arrived in Buenos Aires in September of last year I had no plan. I had no job, no ...
