I’ve been posting some random observations of my time here in Buenos Aires for the past few weeks. There have been a lot of cultural and societal differences that I’ve observed as well as many unique ways of doing things here. It’s been an interesting experience to say the least.
Last weekend I went to dinner [...]
Entries from August 2008
Random Observations: A Porteña’s View
August 31st, 2008 · 3 Comments
Tags: Randomness
Madonna is Coming to Buenos Aires
August 28th, 2008 · 3 Comments
That’s right, Madonna is bringing her Sticky & Sweet tour to Buenos Aires on December 6, and it’s been a big deal. There are actually three different on sale dates:
August 27 – 29: for members of her fan club
September 6 – 7: for CITI customers
September 8: for everyone else
Ticketek also has a special pre-registration web [...]
Tags: Randomness
Buenos Aires Environmental Progress
August 25th, 2008 · 5 Comments
It seems that the Buenos Aires government is making strides on quality of life and environmental issues. This process has picked up a lot of steam recently.
New Recycling and ‘Zero Waste’ Law
In July, the city government announced a new garbage management plan which involves cartoneros (Página 12: es | en). This new plan will install [...]
Tags: News
Random Observations: Week 3
August 24th, 2008 · 9 Comments
Another week, another round of random observations.
Random Observations: Week 3
You need a key to get into any building (apartment or office) that does not have a doorman. Fine. You also need a key to leave the building. This means that you have to buzz in and buzz out or in my case, keep my keys [...]
Tags: Randomness