Mas Divertido En B. A.

... Which means ¨More Fun In B. A.¨

Yes, we´re continuing to enjoy our time here! We´ve toured a famous graveyard (where Evita is buried), watched a tango show, and have had many interesting broken Spanish conversations with cab drivers throughout town. And THANK YOU JAMIE I have only bought 1 purse. Maaaybe another tomorrow. We´ll see.

Josh has SO enjoyed studying soccer in S. America. Yesterday the boys got to go to a game, which was super interesting and fun. And from what I understand kind of vulgar and crazy. I believe there was spitting involved. People around here are INTENSE about soccer.

And then today they met with people connected to the very popular Boca Juniors team and even got a tour of the stadium. To put it in perspective, it would be like a group of Argentinian college students meeting with people at the Yankees and getting to tour the field. Big stuff around here, and way fun for them. Their amazing contact, who got them the ïn¨with the team, was actually a Kelley alum that graduated in 1995. He now works for a credit card company that sponsors the team.

The guy was even nice enough to have the entire group over for dinner at his house. And the other ¨soccer wives¨and I got to tag along to that part of the fun. I haven´t had a better meal since I´ve been in S. America. WHAT hospitality... we were served, among other goodies, a few different salads and salsas, lots of red wine, bread, what seemed like an entire cow, nine different varieties of ice cream (Josh tried every one), tea, and cookies. We really had an excellent time with him and his family all evening. The kids (10 & 13) spoke great English and we were able to joke around and have fun with them too. We plan to send them a ¨care package¨complete with the favorite American items for the kids once we return home. Yes, we were surprised to find out how excited they were about such American staples as Cocoa Puffs, Pop Tarts, and Gap sweatshirts. And magazines focused on Miley Cyrus.

And holy cow they had a beautiful home. So great to experience ¨real home cookin¨(well, from a hired chef) in a home and not a hotel. Huge blessing.

To leave you with a random B. A. tidbit - the baked good of choice around here consists of two cookies pasted together with either chocolate or caramel, and then rolled in either chocolate or sugar. They can be found in shops and bakeries on every block in the city. And they are excellent treats. We may smuggle some home in our luggage.

Name? Alfajors. If you know how to pronounce words in Spanish you´ll realize just how vulgar that may sound. I actually feel a little sheepish ordering them every time.