As promised...

These are some photo's of Brooke's hospital extravaganzas. I wish I had taken more photos of the hospital but I think you can imagine. I wanted her to write about it but, oh well.

Below are the comments Brooke put on facebook with the pics.




Still on my 3rd trip to the hospital here.... the fourth and final was upcoming (but unfortunately undocumented... sorry!!)



Not sure what the purpose of these were, be apparently come in handy for an "emergency".






Public hospital emergency room, day 3 appendicitis (still undiagnosed). Nice blanket.




This has nothing to do with any of it. I just saw it and liked it. This was taken place in hospital number 3. Look how happy the baby looks in it's mommy's tummy!




Day 2 of appendicitis (still undiagnosed)

Look closely on your medical supplies scavenger hunt. Do you see a yogurt cup with medical supplies in it? A water bottle with tape?

White House, meet The Pink House

The White House gets my vote for classic elegance however, La Casa Rosa probably hides dirt better.

If our house was pink would we have a female president too?

Got a job, got a new apt., what's next?

Yay!!!!!!! 

I just got a job working in a hostel as the receptionist/bartender for the night shift which means less checking in and more chatting up the guest.  The hostel is Lime House, http://www.limehouse.com.ar/, and from what I can tell super cool and very laid back.  It's run by a husband and wife team in two ancient houses combined to form the hostel.  Rooms go for as little as u.s. $10 a night and if your feeling fancy you can upgrade to $18.

I start training on Monday which I guess means I will be working on my birthday.  Do you think they'll know me well enough by day two to sing and bring me a birthday treat?  Oh well, if not.

anyways, I'm super excited about having a job again! I thought I would be able to just chill out and play for a while but it seems 3-4 months is all I can take. 

I'll be giving up the nightlife for myself in persuit of advising travelers on which place they need to be sure to visit on each night, depending on what kind of parties the clubs are having and the type of music of course. Maybe I should try out a few more places before monday!  For their sake only of course!!!

now.... for the new apartment!!!!!!!!

It's in Palermo Hollywood I think but maybe technically Palermo Soho (not sure).  In the heart of the restaurant, shopping, and bar scene (the latter of which i will no longer know).  The nieghborhood is about as safe as it gets since there is always people hanging around.

2 roomates : Maure, agentine guy working and studying here who speaks if possible, less english than i do spanish.  the other is JB (Jean Baptiste) French guy who moved here from spain working in hotels.

The house is really old and georgeous.  Huge rooms everywhere all with mahogany floors and an really cool windows that open up with acordian style shutters.  there is a long balcony off the living room overlooking the street below and letting in somebody's music (there's always music around here). upstairs is a terrace that doesn't have much on it yet but will soon have some kind of pool, lounging area in it.  they don't know this yet but i do.

I move in December 1st and there is plenty of room for guest.  book your trip and start packing!

All this time I've always been dumbfounded as to how people could live in my country and not speak the language.  well....i've crossed over and it's totally easy.

Besos,

Christi

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COMING SOON.............

Hospitalization in a third world country.  3 days and 4 hospitals....................more to come.  

The Palmito Challenge

Palmitos are what we in the U.S. refer to as Harts of Palm.  What's interesting here is that apparently they belong in all foods.  Argentina has figured this out.  I have to admit I am a fan of the palmito but would like to find a food that Argentina feels it is best not to include this fabulous vegetable or fruit, not sure actually.

Milk in a Bag

Creepy! 

Iguazu

One more blog from a previous trip. I think this is the last, I promise. I just didn't feel right about keeping the falls from you. This is Iguazu or Iguacu, depending on what side of the border you are on. The Iguazu falls fit right into the triangle where Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil meet. This is about an hour and a half flight or 18hour bus ride from BA. We chose the plane.

How the Falls Came To Be

Alvar Nunez Cabeda de Vaca (all one name people) and his expedition were the first Europeans to view the falls, in 1542. Acording to Guarani tradition the falls originated when an Indian warrior named Caroba incurred the wrath of a forest god by escaping downriver in a canoe with a young girl, Naipur, with whom the god was infactuated. Enraged, the god caused the riverbed to collapse in front of the lovers, producing a line of precipitous falls over which Naipur fell and, at their base, turned into a rock. Caroba survived as a tree overlooking it.

Scientist have other explaniations but I like this one better.

ME!!!

Below you can see Captain Greg. Not really his name but reminded so much of a friends father that I had to take a picture. Maybe it was all the sun but I definetly pondered the possibility of him living a double life in Argentina.

I can't even describe how loud the falls were. Thunderous is the best word i can come up with.

The Agentine side of the falls can pretty much be seen in a day. We weren't allowed into the Brazilian side without a visa (they're not the biggest American fans for sure) but we heard we weren't really missing much either. Loved Iguazu but for anyone planning on making the trip. No more than two days please or you'll be twiddeling your thumbs back in a hotel with a buffet dinner and lots of old people.

Being the resourcefull gals that we are, managed to find a little Brazilian family across the street that offered horseback riding though the jungle. We stopped and examined old school traps in the ground that were still used by the Aborigine people living there. We saw a few of them but they just stared at us which was probably just as well since no one knew their tribal language anyway. Lots of naked people and a baby wearing a spiderman t-shirt.

CAITLIN!!!

Widest avenue in the world!

Buenos Aires has the widest street in the world, Avenida 9 de Julio. Too wide to even fit all of the lanes in a picture so I got an ariel too!
Notice the people crosssing the street, it will take them two light changes to make it all the way across.


Go ahead, count 'em....16 lanes!

This is the most famous part of the street, at the obelisk. Also, tends to be home of all of the cities riots which occur at least several times a month. They never seem to get that out of hand. Why so many? I'm not sure either. Every time I ask, the only answer anyone gives is, "We are a passionate people and this is how we express ourselves." Hmmmmm.........

La Boca

Again, these are not new pics for me but, my blog, so I do what i want!

La Boca is one of the city's oldest neighborhood and according to most, also one of the most dangerous. The pics here are of one main drag of the neighborhood (Caminito) which is pretty safe by day for tourist but by afternoon those that do not wish to rob you are encouraging you to leave. Hard to imagine with all this color that its not a fairlyland of fun.

As you may already be expecting by this photo there is Tango dancing here and if you happen to fancy being sandwiched between a slimy looking and acting man and his partner, also not so fortunate looking, they are more than willing to give you a lesson while others watch on from the restaurant table. p.s. prime pickpocking time (trust me, you don't smell good enough for him to get that close).

The story goes that the leftover pain from nearby barges was used to paint their houses. Personally, I can't imagine a barge being any one of these colors but alas, I am no Argentine.

Still trying to figure our the backgroud for all of these funny statues. I loved them, but why?

I thought this was funny! Even the Lonely Planet guide book puts a disclaimer on the neighbood.

Here goes:
BOCA WARNING

La Boca is not the kind of neighborhood for casual strolls - it can be downright rough in spots. Don't stray far from the riverside walk, El Caminito or the Bomberera stadium, especially while toting expensive cameras. And certainly don't cross the bridge over the Riachuelo. There's nothing you'd really want to see outside the touristy areas anyway.

That being said, I felt pretty safe!