After lunch today we visited the centro (downtown). I will attend school in the center of the city; its walls are lined with old buildings obtaining intricate designs. The city is full of young people as it is home to one of the largest and best colleges in the country. In mid afternoon the students head for the different plazas, they drink mate and play the guitar. In Argentina life is slow even my host mom pointed out that I walked to fast. Argentineans never forget to make time for romance; everywhere you turn you will spot couples joyfully parading down the street. In one plaza there was a memorial for the disappeared, pictures of women wore pasted on post around what used to be an old jail. On the ground below the windows were drawings of foot prints and the shadows of the jail bars. One day the women that were being detained in the jail tied ropes to trucks on the street and broke free. Twenty six escaped but nine where disappeared.
Later on we visited a shopping mall which used to be an old school, we stopped for tea time. The busses are always busy here; most all the people ride the bus. At night the city shines with a gold glow from the street lamps. And as we headed home for most this was just the start of the their night, this truly is the country that NEVER sleeps.
¡Chao!
Later on we visited a shopping mall which used to be an old school, we stopped for tea time. The busses are always busy here; most all the people ride the bus. At night the city shines with a gold glow from the street lamps. And as we headed home for most this was just the start of the their night, this truly is the country that NEVER sleeps.
¡Chao!
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