¿wheres the beef?

the beef, i tell you, is in argentina. i have never been a steak lover, but i was told it was a must-try in argentina. wow am i glad i did. i ordered it the first night and then proceeded to order it 3 out of the four following nights. amazingly tender and flavorful and juicy. wow. however, my beef is with the internet, which once again ate an entire long entry that i wrote all about our trip to buenos aires and uruguay. entonces, you are only goign to get a brief outline and a bunch of photos. sorry. -people in buenos aires are absolutely beautiful, fashion, posture, and physically also. i have never checked out so many women in my life (although i definitely checked out more men) -less mullets (yay) -tango show filled with all the sensuality and tension that one would expect -trip to colonia, uruguay that included renting and riding mopeds around town, as well as an absolutely beautiful, empty beach. quite possibly my favorite city so far. -illana´s war wound from her unruly moped -the most beautiful dance club i have ever seen, on the water, with a view of the city, modeled after the sydney opera house. -argentine men who are even more foreward than chilean men (if thats possible). actual conversation ´´are you sleeping alone tonight?´´ ´´yes´´. tries to kiss me. ´´sorry im not interested´´ tries to kiss me. (in chile the tounge definitely comes before the kiss, but at least it comes after the conversation) -boca juniors soccer game, in which the entire stadium was dancing and singing for the entire time, especially after we won with a beautiful goal in the last two minutes. -a ton of shopping (great exchange rate, although i feel badly for enjoying their economic struggles), sightseeing, and general debauchery (argentines party even later than chileans. clubs are open until 7am as opposed to our 4 or 5).

the madres march...these women are still protesting the kidnapping and murder of their children during the dictatorship years ago. they meet every thursday at 3 or so outside the capitol buildings and walk in circles around the plaza de mayo. very sad.

ok actually, the rest of the photos are going to be posted a bit later...its taking too long and i have an exam to study for. but theres a lot. get fired up.