El Tigre

Today after a long night chatting with my flatmates, I decided to go to El Tigre*. None of my flatmates wanted to come with me, but now I understand why: there is nothing to do there! Nonetheless this place is very famous as it is the Porteños’ predilection place to escape the noisy capital.
After 40 minutes in a train, resembling more or less to the French underground, I arrived in the city. El Tigre is located in a delta (30kms north of BA); therefore it is great place for rowing, and peaceful ballads along the canals. One can also enjoy a pick nick, or a mate with friends next to the canal, or simply sunbath.
And I have a new flatmate. She is called Carla, and she is from Ecuador. Sooner or later all the Latin America nationalities will be represented in my flat! I promise to post picture of them, before some of you start to fantasize.

Merging with Buenos Aires

My Spanish is getting better and better despite there is still a lot to do. Since I last wrote, I met Portenos, and visit new places and museums in Buenos Aires. On of them is the Botanical Garden**. This place is very special in the sense that it is a paradise for cats. They are everywhere, fooling between exotic trees and statues. In spite of this particularity it is a nice place to escape the noisy streets of Buenos Aires. I have to say that I had to get used to the noise in the Capital Federal. The buses (colectivos), which are coming from another epoch, are sometimes as noisy as a 747 taking off.
Another particularity of Buenos Aires is that some of the inhabitants always keep 20 centimetres between their head and their cellular. I could get an explanation yet.
Finally after a huge party with my flatmates on Friday I went to the Museo National de Bellas Artes**. The museum was interesting but I think that the real curiosity lies behind the MNBA. It is huge steel and aluminium sculpture by Edouardo Catalano: Floralis Genérica***. Its six petals open each day as the sun raises and close at dusk.
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I just moved in

After visiting many flats in Buenos Aires, I finally found one that suits me perfectly. Indeed, all the apartments, I visited, reminded me my linguistic trip in East Berlin: 70 years old lady living in lugubrious flats, with knick-knacks all over the place. Anyway, now I am settled. I am leaving in the city centre with Monica from Peru, David from Salvador, and Mario from Colombia. Needless to say that this is perfect to practise my Spanish.
Besides this I continue my Spanish lessons, continue to discover the city. Now that I found my home, I can not wait to discover the surroundings of Buenos Aires.

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Puerto Madero

Life goes on in Buenos Aires. But one thing changed since my last post: I started Spanish lessons. I have two teachers: Gisela and Romina for a total of four hours a day. I am starting with the basics, the present tense, how to introduce myself… I learn quite quickly as French and Spanish are quite similar regarding many aspects. But I have to say that I am really feeling like a kid when the teacher claps because I have said something the right way.
In spite of my lessons I continue to discover the city. The last Barrio (district in Spanish) I have been to is Puerto Madero**. This posh area counts many restaurants, and buildings of international companies. It is a bit the Canary Warf of BA. There is especially one restaurant I have been to with two Israeli friends called Siga la Vaca** (meaning catch the cow). This restaurant is a tenedor libre (meaning free fork). In those restaurants, very famous in Argentina you can eat as much as you want for a fixed price, wine included. Not all of them are good, but this one offered very good meat.

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