From Bmore to BA

Chatting on-line with babes all day ´aint easy but somebody got ta do it

I owe my life to Craig´s list. Craig, thanks man. Not only did it help me pawn off all of my furniture when I moved out of the old place at school, but I also found my apartment and translator in Buenos Aires courtesy of the on-line site. Though, while Craig´s list should rightly be lauded for its indispensible value in creating business connections, probably it´s greatest asset is its incredible unintentional humor. While most (normal) people know it exclusively as a marketplace for furniture and concert tickets, the site has a little seedier side: a personals ad service for the bold, and a ¨casual encounters¨ listing for the really depraved.

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Hello all.

Got back from the trip safe and sound on Tuesday, and been so busy ever since - which, contrary to what you may believe, is a good thing! I should have a nice entry coming up in a bit but for now check this link out. Basically tonight there was a huge demonstration (¨manifestacíon¨) downtown marking the 30th anniversary of the military overthrow of the government - March 24, 1976. This was, if you´ll recall from one of my previous entries, the same military responsible for 30,000 or so ¨disappearances,¨ so this is of no small importance. I was at the march and it was really powerful…I´ll go into more eventually but for now check this out:

Argentine´s Mark 30 Year´s Since Coup - AP

Have a good weekend.

Adam

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After a great two week visit by my parents and sister involving a whole lot of translating, a bunch of classy dinners, and the occasional active volcano, I´m definitely exhausted. They arrived in BA two Mondays ago, and we headed ... [Continue reading this entry]