Sunday, November 7, 2010

Argentine Highlights!

Since moving to Argentina I have enjoyed many aspects of this culture. It runs at a different pace here, which is nice for me to get away from the time structure and constant rush of the US. That is one thing I have began to love about this country is that running late is not some horrible thing that only lazy and inconsiderate people do, it is just a part of life. Another huge difference is that people here are much more willing to share their possessions and willing to spend time with people. It may be because I am from the United States and they would like to learn more about my country but it seems to happen with nationals too. On the mention of the United States, there are basically 4 cities that matter in the USA down here and they are as follows, Miami, New York City, Los Angeles, and Washington D.C. everything else is just open land that is an utter mystery. I feel this is mainly because most shows are based out of these 4 cities and other cities don't make the international news.
Some things that I continue to look forward to yet have not experienced yet are almost to many to count. Hitting the high points there is the Super Clasico which is the equivalent of the Argentine Super Bowl, My Boca Juniors will be playing the evil team of River Plate. From my understanding everything shuts down and everyone is glued to the TV. I am attending a party with my fellow Boca Juniors fans, Xenzenies, I am also looking forward to visiting the different soccer stadiums here to experience all of the different atmospheres that are here. Another thing I have only had a small taste of here in Argentina is their famous BBQ called Asado. It is beef with for the most part the bone is left in. It is a slow cooked meat with tons of flavor. They treat their asados very similar to a good old southern Pig Pickin! These are done in celebration of many events and are also down on Sundays giving the family an chance to slow down and be together.
One of the things I am looking forward to the most is exploring the different regions of Argentina. The North is a desert area that we will be going to, it is not very populated and at night the stars are super bright. The thing that will be amazing will be the fact that there will be different stars in the sky since I am south of the equator, which I feel is going to be quite awesome to see even more of God's great creation. Also there is Iguazu falls which is South America's version of Niagara Falls, but are more of a hairpin shape as opposed to an open horseshoe. Finally there is the south which i here great things about and pictures of Patagonia are so beautiful it makes me appreciate the power of God in his abilities to create nature, and our feeble attempts to build attractive buildings which do not compare. I hope to bring you all more pictures of these things in the future and great stories for e to tell.