El Dia de la Primavera

Today, Argentina officially welcomed Spring, simultaneously celebrating students on the holiday named for them. Since every other student in Buenos Aires was on holiday today, we managed to persuade our teacher Nora, who was easily convinced, to teach our class in the park in Palermo so we could immerse ourselves in the student culture. The park was specked and dappled with small groups of young friends, hanging out under the ironically overcast Spring day.
Our group sat and discussed the art of Xul Solar, along with his perspective and that of his contemporaries while Nora guided the conversation. She's a very intelligent woman and was extraordinarily insightful while she facilitated our conversation about the modern attitude and art.

This is my little Buenos Aires collage. The green card is called a Monedero and it functions like a little debit card for buses, subways, and 'kioskos.' At the kiosks you can buy magazines, newspapers, put minutes on your cellphone, and that type of thing.

All keys in Buenos Aires look like these keys, like they would unlock an old teak trunk, and not just any old door. I like their antique appeal.

La Cabrera is the name of an Argentine grill my sister and brother-in-law treated me to yesterday. No exaggeration, it was the best meal of my life. I shared beef ribs with my sister, and they came with marinated garlic and onions, creamed spinach, onion sauce, fluffed carrot butter, smashed pumpkin and potato...the list goes on. We got cup after cup of complementary champagne and shared a creme brulee served in a dish about the size of my head. The appetizer was almost better than the meal itself! Baked cheese with prosciutto and sundried tomatoes...Now I have answers for those impossible questions, what's your favorite restaurant? Which was your favorite meal? mmm, Thanks Max!