Today we went to a movie of a friend (Zach) of a friend (Dusty) who just happens to have a film (Bummer Summer)in a festival (BAFICI) that just happens to be going on right now in BA. Magically it all worked out, we made it to the movie AND ran into Zach (the producer) on the street outside of the movie theatre. I only recognize him from his blog posts that Dusty has shown me, so hopefully I didn't freak him out too much being being one of those people who comes up to you in a foreign country and knows all about you.

It was well worth it to check this out. First off it was fantastic to listen to english for a few hours. Also, I followed the production of this film a bit on their blog and I really loved the aesthetic of the photography on the blog. To my pleasant surprise the film was like one beatiful photograph after another, really fun to see. Also, another friend, Elna, that I know from New York just happened to be in the film too, which was filmed and took place in Oregon/Washington - weired.



Some lovely shots from the film below. . .





All in all it was pretty great.

Sneak Peak

Finally mini is back and running (for now) and Teri and I are scrambling to get stuff done while it's working. We leave for Patagonia early next week so we're trying to live it up here in BA while we can. So far I love/hate this city. One side it's super dirty, people aren't particularly friendly, and it really wears us out trying to get around here. On the other side it's been a blast seeing so many new things. I love the language, they have a beautiful dialect here. They also have great food, great parks, and a lot of beautiful architecture. They also have amazing shopping. At first we didn't think so and then we started figuring out where to go. They have tons of cute botiques here and the leather is especially amazing. Tons of great boots, shoes, and jackets. I never thought I was into leather jackets and there are sooo many beautiful ones here. This weekend we hope to do a lot of antique shopping too which I have heard is unparalelled. Hopefully the rest of the trip isn't as tempting as this place because I have had to have some serious self control with my wallet.

Sooooo, mini computer already crashed. Turns out the NYC Craigslist special wasn´t what it was cracked up to be. Luckily uncle Gabriel (who lives here with Rose) happens to fix computers for a living is working on it and is letting us borrow his mini computer which has a spanish key pad. Now I´ll have a legit excuse for my poor grammar.
BA is very cool and interesting. The people aren´t espcially friendly, to be honest, but that said we have met a handful of gems. First off the people we´re staying with are unreal. They are so good to us and Rose, who is 20, is super sweet and fun to hang out with. We kick it with her whenever she´s not in school.

One thing about BA that´s so funny is that this place never sleeps. It´s 1:30 am and we can hear someone in the aparment building is playing a piano, yes, a piano. We haven´t had dinner before 9 o´clock since we´ve been here and it´s totally acceptable to wake up at noon. This is my kind of town.

Today Teri and I went to this famous old cemetary to walk around, take pictures and do some drawing. After wards we took the long way to the next area we wanted to go to and stumbled upon a lot of good stuff. Old ladies excersizing in the park, a botanical garden that for some reason is full of cats (and I mean FULL of cats), drummers at another park, lots of interesting things. Teri is my perpetual spanish sounding board. She´ll teach me all day and not get sick of explaining things which keeps me pretty entertained. We´ve eaten more empinadas and icecream than any two people should, but we´re just living it up while we can.

Anyways, stuffs is good. Love you all. Chau Chau.

We Made It!

Prepare yourselves, this is about to turn into a travel blog. Upon Chelsea's suggestion (Chelsea you're a genious) we brought along a mini computer as our travel guide/flight booker/telephone and now blogger. For now we have internet so it's our little buddy.

Arrived in BA two (or three?) days ago and it is fantastico. Teri is trying to speak a ton of Spanish to me so my brain is currently throbbing, but I've already learned a lot and I even dare to talk to locals from time to time (as in say hello I mean).

We're staying with THE nicest people. A friend of Teri's aunt has an apartment here where her daughter currently lives while going to design school. They both act like we've all been friends forever and we have a lot of fun together. We went out with Rose (the daughter) last night and all of her Dominican friends (that's where she's from) and they don't go out to the clubs till 3 or 4! No joke. Teri and I showed up ready to go at like midnight at her friends apartment and then were so beat by 3 that we only lasted about an hour before we lost our groove.

Besides this we have been wondering through busy streets, through beautiful plazas and historic buildings. Going to some cool markets today. Everything is going swell and Teri is my golden ticket because she is the translator. If you ever want to ditch the US of A for a bit and head south you'll know where to find us!

Chau for now!

I want to break free

Teri just showed me this video and it is epic. Since youtube and I don't get along I can't figure out how to post, so you'll just have to do it the old school way and follow this link. You won't be sorry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hMrY8jysdg

Flight neighbor

I guess the below post never was posted, but I swear I really did wake up at 5:00 am the other morning. It's been a whirlwind of a month and I couldn't be more satisfied about it.

Currently on an airplane sitting next to my new hero. Couldn't help but share because I am intrigued by this guy. He's from Idaho Falls, traveling home from Nepal where he spent 4 weeks trekking around with his lady friend. He's also 74 years old. He's proceeded to tell me about at least 8 other international trips that he's either been on in the last year or is going on in the next. Once he's back in Idaho he is headed south in his four wheel drive vehicle (I didn't ask the specifics) for some adventures in Southern Utah and Colorado. Back up to Salt Lake to pick up his new travel van (it's a Ford, I did catch that one) and then he's headed up to West Yellowstone. This guy is the man. He's given me a few jems like "you have to travel while you're young because if not you'll get old like me and not be able to fit in with all of the young hippie kids. Those kids are always smiling so they must be doing something right". He's also a proponent of not worrying so much about making money because what's the good in saving money for when you're old ? "Then you'll be too fat like me to do any of the fun stuff!"

We also ski on the same ski and just had a 20 minuet nerd out gear head conversation. Love this guys - WHAT A STUD

Just what I needed - a reminder of why I am so glad I'm headed to South America tomorrow even though I kind of feel like I have a hang over and that it's only going to get worse with 36 more hours of traveling ahead. I needed the pep talk.

New York I love you, but you're wearing me out . . . I just woke up, check your watches (or my post time) 5:11 a.m. Many of you may have thought I wasn't capable of such maddness, turns out I am. Sammie (new friend and happens to be an angel) is in a cab on her way to pick me up to take me to the flower district to get my clients apartment rigged out in beautiful greens, pinks, and more. I am more tired than I though I could be and so excited. Been working NON stop for the past 5 days on this project and it will be done in 6 hours. Photos to come.

I stole this photo from Jams blog because I love it. We're in the bathroom playing words with friends while Aly has a serious convo in the other room. This pretty much sums up my month. 3 bodies plus in our 400 sq ft apartment. Couldn't been one bit less privacy, more exhausting, or more fun for that matter. Not sure I'm ready for it to end tomorrow.