Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Link to my good-bye post to Francesca.
http://francescagalarus.blogspot.com/2009/12/one-classy-holiday.html
Monday, December 21, 2009
a farewell list
Dear Tori,
I know you have an affinity for lists, so I`m going to make this goodbye as list-like as possible. It will probably also make it easier to read considering your yet-to-be diagnosed dislexia.
First is an easy list of thank yous that will probably never be complete -
1. Thank you for being the first (and possibly) only friend to come and visit me in South America. No one has even the hope of an excuse next to you, considering you were living in Korea 6 short months ago.
2. Thank you for basically being my South American mom - reading maps, rationing out hand sanitizer, teaching me how to use Western Union, streering me away from creepy men, always carrying the purse, finding everything I lose, etc. etc. etc.
3. Thank you for essentially planning this entire trip.
4. Thank you for eating ice cream with me every day and for taking me out to McDonald`s to celebrate the exact moment I turned 24 with dulce de leche sundaes.
5. Thank you for occasionlly indulging me in turning left even though you`re 100 percent positive that where we need to be is just to our right. You know I`m not an ambi-turner.
6. Thank you for always finding sushi.
7. Thank you for rationalizing every bad decision we ever made. You`re really good at that. Example - "It`s totally okay that we went to the completely wrong airport in Brazil because those three hours in that glass vestibule were super fun." or "We should absolutely buy ten bottles of champagne `CAUSE IT`S SO CHEAP!"
Speaking of fun, Tori, I just have to say that you`re a really fun girl. And there`s at least two people on this continent that would totally agree with me on that one. Everything from day 2 in Sao Paulo when you broke your fall by pulling my hair, to your first step in Columbia being into a big pile of dogshit, to getting robbed on the subway in Buenos Aires has been pretty fucking hilarious and here goes the list part -
I will never ever think of
1. toucans;
2. Evita Peron, Phil Collins or Mariah Carey;
3. a certain, unmentionable color of punch buggies;
4. cockroaches;
5. Austrailians, all things and people Argentine or anyone named Javier;
6. excercising (which is pretty disturbing if you use it in it`s contextual sense);
7. scary 8-year-old boys or
8. sexy 19-year-old boys
without simultaneously thinking of you.
There were also so many firsts that we experienced together on this vacation,
1. like first time we saw an elephant dick.
2. And the first time sleeping next to the same person for 52 consecutive nights. Also interesting here is that`s a rough total of about 1272 hours with each other, of which we probably spent about five of them apart.
3. We also had our first fight, which happened a week ago and lasted for about 45 seconds.
4. First time in the Pacific Ocean.
5. First time in the jungle, but we didn`t stay that long because it`s not really our bag.
6. First time seeing boobies!!!!!
7. First time seeing DJ Byetone, which I sure hope isn`t the last.
Here, I`ve also compiled a list of your mastered Spanish phrases so you can always use this as a quick reference -
1. Quiero comer los huevos - I want to eat the eggs.
2. Mira a la mierda - Look at the shit.
3. Te amo, muebles - I love you, furniture.
4. Hoy es jueves - Today is Thursday. But I know you only learned this one because you thought jueves sounded like huevos.
5. ¿Cuanto cuesta? - How much?, which you had down the very first day and never forgot.
In conclusion, the only thing that I feel is appropriate here is a quote from the beloved South American artist known only as Pitbull, which I will rearrange in list form -
1. "The dog is too stupid to lose.
2. And they're outlawed in Dade County.
3. They're basically everything that I am.
4. It's been a constant fight."
I think that about sums it up.
1. Love you,
2. miss you already even though you are sitting right next to me.
3. Keep it classy,
-F
you and me and pitbull
I know you have an affinity for lists, so I`m going to make this goodbye as list-like as possible. It will probably also make it easier to read considering your yet-to-be diagnosed dislexia.
First is an easy list of thank yous that will probably never be complete -
1. Thank you for being the first (and possibly) only friend to come and visit me in South America. No one has even the hope of an excuse next to you, considering you were living in Korea 6 short months ago.
2. Thank you for basically being my South American mom - reading maps, rationing out hand sanitizer, teaching me how to use Western Union, streering me away from creepy men, always carrying the purse, finding everything I lose, etc. etc. etc.
3. Thank you for essentially planning this entire trip.
4. Thank you for eating ice cream with me every day and for taking me out to McDonald`s to celebrate the exact moment I turned 24 with dulce de leche sundaes.
5. Thank you for occasionlly indulging me in turning left even though you`re 100 percent positive that where we need to be is just to our right. You know I`m not an ambi-turner.
6. Thank you for always finding sushi.
7. Thank you for rationalizing every bad decision we ever made. You`re really good at that. Example - "It`s totally okay that we went to the completely wrong airport in Brazil because those three hours in that glass vestibule were super fun." or "We should absolutely buy ten bottles of champagne `CAUSE IT`S SO CHEAP!"
Speaking of fun, Tori, I just have to say that you`re a really fun girl. And there`s at least two people on this continent that would totally agree with me on that one. Everything from day 2 in Sao Paulo when you broke your fall by pulling my hair, to your first step in Columbia being into a big pile of dogshit, to getting robbed on the subway in Buenos Aires has been pretty fucking hilarious and here goes the list part -
I will never ever think of
1. toucans;
2. Evita Peron, Phil Collins or Mariah Carey;
3. a certain, unmentionable color of punch buggies;
4. cockroaches;
5. Austrailians, all things and people Argentine or anyone named Javier;
6. excercising (which is pretty disturbing if you use it in it`s contextual sense);
7. scary 8-year-old boys or
8. sexy 19-year-old boys
without simultaneously thinking of you.
There were also so many firsts that we experienced together on this vacation,
1. like first time we saw an elephant dick.
2. And the first time sleeping next to the same person for 52 consecutive nights. Also interesting here is that`s a rough total of about 1272 hours with each other, of which we probably spent about five of them apart.
3. We also had our first fight, which happened a week ago and lasted for about 45 seconds.
4. First time in the Pacific Ocean.
5. First time in the jungle, but we didn`t stay that long because it`s not really our bag.
6. First time seeing boobies!!!!!
7. First time seeing DJ Byetone, which I sure hope isn`t the last.
Here, I`ve also compiled a list of your mastered Spanish phrases so you can always use this as a quick reference -
1. Quiero comer los huevos - I want to eat the eggs.
2. Mira a la mierda - Look at the shit.
3. Te amo, muebles - I love you, furniture.
4. Hoy es jueves - Today is Thursday. But I know you only learned this one because you thought jueves sounded like huevos.
5. ¿Cuanto cuesta? - How much?, which you had down the very first day and never forgot.
In conclusion, the only thing that I feel is appropriate here is a quote from the beloved South American artist known only as Pitbull, which I will rearrange in list form -
1. "The dog is too stupid to lose.
2. And they're outlawed in Dade County.
3. They're basically everything that I am.
4. It's been a constant fight."
I think that about sums it up.
1. Love you,
2. miss you already even though you are sitting right next to me.
3. Keep it classy,
-F
you and me and pitbull
Thursday, December 10, 2009
South America vs North America
Ever wander where some classic things from North American culture end up?
Well all you old favorites are in South America:
Rat-tails and mullets are prodomiently found in the more developed cities like Buenos Aires or
Santiago among the youth... They are very fashionable down here.
Scrunchy socks are in Brazil.
80´s music dominates the airwaves in most countries.
The genie pant is on every female in Buenoa Aires.
The USA´s late 70´s and early 80´s obvious and abundant cocaine use is normal here.
The Classic Volkswagon Beetle can be found in every country, but they are literally everywhere in
Brazil, Ecuador and Peru.
Scrunchies are in every women`s hair throughout the continent.
Sacagwea dollar coins are one of the most popular currencies in Ecuador.
In other stories though, I got pick-pocketed on our first day in Buenos Aires.
We weren´t as careful as we usual are and just had our guard down on the
subway. It totally sucks, but luckily we only had the equvilient of $100 US
dollars on us and our cards we were able to cancel.
Buenos Aires it self has been ridiculous ly fun. We have been out with some great people
and having a blast in the city from going to dinner parties, discos and bars... actually we
haven´t been doing much sight seeing,but instead sleeping till three. This has definitely
been my favorite city and I don´t want to leave!
I do however miss a few select things from the USA:
Toliet paper in stalls.
Toliet seats.
To go coffee.
Using credit cards everywhere.
ATM locations everywhere.
Cheap plane tickets.
Good cocktails, beer and TEQUILA.
Breakfast.
Dishwashers.
How ham does not come on everything.
But that´s about all I miss.
Well all you old favorites are in South America:
Rat-tails and mullets are prodomiently found in the more developed cities like Buenos Aires or
Santiago among the youth... They are very fashionable down here.
Scrunchy socks are in Brazil.
80´s music dominates the airwaves in most countries.
The genie pant is on every female in Buenoa Aires.
The USA´s late 70´s and early 80´s obvious and abundant cocaine use is normal here.
The Classic Volkswagon Beetle can be found in every country, but they are literally everywhere in
Brazil, Ecuador and Peru.
Scrunchies are in every women`s hair throughout the continent.
Sacagwea dollar coins are one of the most popular currencies in Ecuador.
In other stories though, I got pick-pocketed on our first day in Buenos Aires.
We weren´t as careful as we usual are and just had our guard down on the
subway. It totally sucks, but luckily we only had the equvilient of $100 US
dollars on us and our cards we were able to cancel.
Buenos Aires it self has been ridiculous ly fun. We have been out with some great people
and having a blast in the city from going to dinner parties, discos and bars... actually we
haven´t been doing much sight seeing,but instead sleeping till three. This has definitely
been my favorite city and I don´t want to leave!
I do however miss a few select things from the USA:
Toliet paper in stalls.
Toliet seats.
To go coffee.
Using credit cards everywhere.
ATM locations everywhere.
Cheap plane tickets.
Good cocktails, beer and TEQUILA.
Breakfast.
Dishwashers.
How ham does not come on everything.
But that´s about all I miss.
Monday, December 7, 2009
It has been awhile, but I am still South America.
I have made it through Peru and Chile and am in Mendoza, Argentina now. Itś hard to blog because I have had a lot of computer troubles. Mendoza is most like suburban USA, besides for the whole wine and mountain thing. We went white water rafting today. I got an xs wetsuit to pair with an xl helmet. Some how I ended up on the front of the raft and was one of the steer leaders... hilarious.
A quick overview though... we have been traveling by bus and have seen amazing things from the windows, such as sunsets in the pacific ocean, endless deserts and towns built from plywood. Bus travel, although draining, has been an incrediable way to see these countries. It sucks though cause my pictures do no justice to what I have seen.
I only have two weeks left on my vacation and get thrown back into the real world. I am already getting nervous about finding a job and starting over again. I am giving some serious thought in to possibly traveling more next year. Next stop though is Buenos Aires and I am really excited about that part of my trip. I hope to post more pictures soon, but will definitely upload a lot once I return home.
A quick overview though... we have been traveling by bus and have seen amazing things from the windows, such as sunsets in the pacific ocean, endless deserts and towns built from plywood. Bus travel, although draining, has been an incrediable way to see these countries. It sucks though cause my pictures do no justice to what I have seen.
I only have two weeks left on my vacation and get thrown back into the real world. I am already getting nervous about finding a job and starting over again. I am giving some serious thought in to possibly traveling more next year. Next stop though is Buenos Aires and I am really excited about that part of my trip. I hope to post more pictures soon, but will definitely upload a lot once I return home.
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