A Rite of Passage, for me at least
So finally - after holding my breathe in cautious optimism for the past 2 1/2 weeks - the inevitable bout of food poisoning has struck. Luckily, it seems to be not nearly as bad as the time I got sick in Barca (and had to go to the hospital)…but a high fever and the chills is never a fun time. Although I missed class today because I didn´t have the energy or the patience to go, I´m already feeling somewhat better so I´m planning on making it tommorow. Also, Adolfo called me today to finalize the plans for the asado - it´s going to be at his his house tommorow. Frederico, his 22 year old son, is picking me up and taking me out to his house in Olivos, which is a suburb of the city about 20 minutes away. Assuming I can actually keep down some of fantastic beef that Adolfo will be grilling, it should be a good time. Apparently in Argentina, the ¨asado¨ isn´t just a BBQ, it´s an institution.
Anyway, some pics I took this weekend:
P.S. ¨Celebration Times Come On¨ is coming out the speakers in the internet cafe I´m currently in. My sincere hope was that I´d leave certain aspects of American culture like that at home, for good. Mark my words: If the band at my wedding or my kid´s Bar/Bat Mitzvah plays even one note of that song, they´re fired on the spot.
Tags: BBQ, food poisoning
September 26th, 2005 at 10:02 pm
Hey, I know that cafe. I think it’s at the corner of Santa Fe and Uriburru in Recoleta. I’m enjoying your bog. How long will you be in BsAs for?
Tisha
September 27th, 2005 at 6:55 pm
Rosen with stomach issues? Noooo WAY! Anyway, went to the Jerry Garcia tribute at the Greek theatre in Berkeley over the weekend (insert JERRRRRRRY reference here). I’ll e-mail you with a story that you’ll enjoy…
The Best in The West…Hip
September 28th, 2005 at 9:26 am
It was bound to happen. At least your food poisoning is probably gone now - I get sick to my stomach every Saturday. As I told my brother who’s in Turkey right now for work, you’re lucky you don’t have to witness a Michigan season that will probably have 5 losses in it. At this point my only hope is that we get blown out of every remaining game and maybe they’ll get rid of lloyd (not you hip) and his 4th quarter conservative playbook. But before I go into my habit of thinking about this, shaking, sweating, and breaking stuff around me, I have to remember I’m at work and that probably won’t fly. Hope you’ve found a way to talk to the women down there - I don’t want you coming back with a bunch of stories of how you couldn’t close the deal (you know who you are dustin).
-sags
p.s. Don’t try to act all tough about not liking “celebrate” - you put that on every playlist whenever we had a party
September 28th, 2005 at 4:07 pm
Tisha -
I´m glad you´re enjoying the blog. I think you´re right about that café in the picture (I know it´s on Santa Fe), but I took it on Saturday when I randomly walked half of the D Line, so I don´t know the sidestreets. I didn´t actually go in the place either, just thought it was a good architecture pic. I´ll be in South America hopefully until next (North American) summer…
Ian -
You + Jerry Tribute Concert + Berkeley = An intense debate on the merits and demerits of nuclear non-proliferation, right???
Sags -
Yehhh dude this blows BIG TIME. And the Ravens are looking like they may be a major bust this season too…but at least in their case they can still make it to the conference championships with a few lossesL, so not all is lost just yet. Check this site out (courtesy of my brother): http://www.firelloydcarr.us/
September 29th, 2005 at 11:55 am
Ad…I’m reallyn enjoying your blog. What’s the discount on Lacoste over there? I hear its crazy. Pick me up some stuff
September 29th, 2005 at 12:21 pm
Uhhhhh…the little amount of money I saved this summer needs to last me a year…so I really haven´t been buying anything, aside from the occasional $3 bottle of whiskey.
One exception is a really nice pinstriped suit, but I need it for work and it was just over $100 bucks. As a general rule, most of the domestic stuff is really cheap - because no one can afford to buy imports like Louis Vuitton (sorry Howard, LOUIE!) anymore - so an entire market of local Argentine designers has sprung up, and alot of their stuff is really cool (so I´m told) and alot cheaper than their European counterparts.
That being said…I don´t doubt that some designers are significantly cheaper here than in the States - I know Christian Dior suits are a steal, you can get one probably for 250-400 bucks, but I´m not sure about anything else.
Another interesting point: you would probably never notice that the official poverty rate is at about 45 % (its 12.5 % in the US), because it seems like everyone appears - to me at least, but I´m no fashionista - so well dressed and stylish. But who knows, maybe they´re spending all of the little money they have money on clothes. I saw a ridiculously hot/stylish looking girl last week driving a car that was rusted through—go figure.
October 1st, 2005 at 7:43 pm
Rosen,
I love hearing about your Argentian adventures and please keep dropping the strange references- i love it. Dude you made me so jealous of the KOAB, that’s “King of all Barbeques”-sounds sweet. Sounds like you are having a blast-keep these posts coming. I wish I had something intelligent/witty to say but after the amount of hours I worked this week my brain has been reduced to mush and i can only exist on a caveman-esque level of satisfying my primal needs - no not that primal need you sick-o, although it would be nice…
keep it real-