Back when I was a teenager, I was mesmerized by the book Alive!. You may know the true story about the crash of a plane of 45 rugby players and students, stranding the survivors high up in the Andes for 72 days of winter. The conditions were impossible to survive but several did. A bit [...]
Almost exactly 4 years ago I moved from the US to Argentina. I had planned my trip for just after the presidential election in part so that I could vote. I had been expecting and hoping for a victory by John Kerry. I supported Kerry more out of my hate for the Bush administration than [...]
Yo circulo por una plaza cerca de mi casa con mi perro casi todos los dias. Y el domingo pasado estuve con Clyde (mi perrito) cuando una vecina me llamó. Aunque no tenía muchas ganas de hablar debo comunicar algunas veces. Se llama Blanca ella y es buena onda, pero con más ganas esta mañana [...]
One of the things about the city of Buenos Aires that appeals to me is how the city retains an individual character. In many cities I see a homogenization taking place. New York is a prime example, in that since the Guliani and Bloomberg administrations took hold, the city has not only gotten safer on [...]
Recently I have been discussing various current events in Argentina. There has been the farm strike, the persistent smoke from extensive prairie fires, plus other tidbits. These two themes are still quite present with a new rural strike beginning yesterday. We’ll see if the meat disappears from the neighborhood markets again. Meanwhile, the fires from [...]
One morning last week I first noticed the smell of a campfire. Then the other afternoon as I set out to walk with my dog Clyde there was a thick smoky haze in the air and a strong smell of fire. Enough to irritate my eyes and lungs. I asked a neighbor on the street [...]
First I must state my personal disclaimer. I believe that there is no such thing as “bias-free journalism.” If a journalist or newspaper is doing their job, they must interpret what they see and also decide what or what not to put on paper. All writing demands decisions like this. A journalist’s personal perspective decides [...]
It is an unusual moment here in Argentina. There is no meat. In a country famous for beef, most markets are without. It would be like Japan without fish, or Italy without pasta. I recently wrote about a trip through the province of Entre Rios. Right now that province is in-passable. Farmers and their supporters [...]
We have just arrived safely in Buenos Aires. Thursday before last, my boyfriend Guille (Guillermo) and I set out to visit his friend Pato who lives in the province of Chaco. We call her “Pato Chaco” so as not to confuse her with my friend Pato, who we refer to as “Pato Macho.” He’s hardly [...]
Sigue mi propuesta para el “Festival de la Luz,” el agosto de 2008. Y por ahí hay un ejemplo como instalar la obra. Como un varon, yo entro a baños publicos con mingitorios casi todos los dias. Varias cosas allá me llaman la atención. Empecé con la obra en 2004 en mis primeros dias en [...]
