when Elizabeth and I returned to retiro station in buenos aries, we made our way to our new place to meet the sister of our renter who had our keys.
getting the keys and moving in felt incredible. unpacking clothes into a drawer, leaving shower stuff on the side of the tub, putting books on a bookcase: each felt sweet and comforting. we took stock of our location and found a great, inexpensive pizza place around the corner (ugi's, home of the 8 peso large pizza), a chinese market across the street, a dvd rental place about 5 blocks away, and a full sized grocery 3 blocks past the dvd rental (and the same place where we used to shop at when we lived in san telmo).
the first sunday at san juan bautista catedral was a homecoming too, greeted warmly from Kevin, Steve, Irena, and others at our church home in town.
i recall experiencing a sense of pleasure, different than any other for me on the trip at that point, in feeling at home in a place that was once foreign. i was back in my buenos aires, amongst familiar streets, friends, sights, and activities.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
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mmmmm that was a nice feeling. i really loved that apt and its easy access to movies and pizza (though homemade every-kind-of-meat pizza was waaaaay better than ugi's)
Hey, people in Argentina are crazy about soccer. Last year when I was there, I went to see a soccer match and now I understand the reason for the passion. It is a very interesting game and going to the stadium makes you feel unbelievably good. I had rented an apartment in buenos aires near La Boca, and every Sunday, when Boca Juniors played there, everybody just went mad.
It was one of the best experiences of my life.
Tiffany
I'm very excited, finally I decided to travel to Buenos Aires nextspring for one year. I was looking for a Buenos Aires real estate agency that would help me find a nice prperty in Palermowhch is were I decied to rent.
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