one teenage after school special and three romantic comedies later, kat and i, along with raghav (kat's british friend who just so happens to resemble one of my favorite indian actors ever!) arrived in puerto iguazu after a most relaxing yet stimulating bus ride. i think we received some extra special treatment which meant mad cookies and wine and some good pointers like when to relay 'no me cages' ('dont shit me') thanks to kat's near perfect spanish. i guess they call it 'castellano' in argentina , probably cause it has a ring of sophistication. they also like to throw in a 'vos' instead of 'tu', ´sos´instead of ústed´, a 'chau' instead of 'adios' and other such differences that tend to further confuse me. speaking of spanish, i realized very quickly that i couldn't speak it decently for shit but with some practice and what seems to be an immersion strategy of sorts, i'm beginning to make some sense. still, i find myself only able to speak in present and present progressive tenses so forget conversing about my past. i guess im literally living in the now.
kat with raghav who's looking like my favorite indian actor, amir kahn
kat and i losing our minds on the loooong bus ride
some scenic bus side views
it should be known that i was forced awake a couple hours ago from a group of wild mosquitos gnawing at my feet. why the hell do places outside of the u.s. and canada not believe in screens? malaria is still a raging cause of death, people need to get with it already.
anyway, upon our arrival, we found a very cozy place to stay, pool and all, and after some freshening up, went and found dinner. im thrilled to relay that barbecue cow ribs grilled by the cutest little argentine grandpa were delish. the dessert that followed, warm apple tart with dulce de leche ice cream and sprinklings of the same milk candy was pretty spectacular too.
and we're here
the place we called home for a couple days
not sure how to handle these cow ribs
and i win.walked around the town center for a bit and found ourselves on 'three borders ave' where argentina meets paraguay and brazil and from then on took it pretty easy knowing the grand adventures that lay ahead the morning to come.
1 comment:
i just died when i read that you were truly living in the present because you don't know how to use the past tense in spanish. this is a daily thing for me at school! haha. i laughed a really hearty, lindsay style laugh. yes!
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