“Thank you for your submission for the hair modeling audition tomorrow…” the email began. I racked my brain, trying to remember the details about this casting assignment. I joined LA Casting two months ago, in hopes of booking more commercials and featured background roles. I applied to roughly twenty gigs every day and in return… Continue reading Bad Hair Day
Mendoza is, quite simply, a marvel. Like Napa, it has a reputation for being beautiful wine country. Jimi and I went there to relax and to drink a lot of wine. And we did. Only, there was so much more to the city than its grapes. Mendoza sits nestled up against the Andes. There is… Continue reading Mendoza
I’ve spent a lot of time online this past week, watching post after post pop up on my news feed with lists of New Years Resolutions. Some are inspiring, some are rather intimidating, and some are, quite frankly, boring. I looked at my own list from last year and realized that while I’d made some… Continue reading A “New” Resolution
Christmas went a little differently this year. We didn't decorate a big tree or spend weeks shopping for gifts. We didn't attend a candlelight Christmas Eve service. We didn't eat coffee cake surrounded by piles of gift wrappings. Every time my iTunes played "I'll Be Home for Christmas" I got a little teary-eyed. It's tough… Continue reading A Christmas Wish
There are a couple things that you should know about Iguazu Falls. First off, the waterfall is actually a set of 275 discrete falls and islands, spanning an edge of nearly 2 miles along the border of Brazil and Argentina. And second, words simply do not do it justice. With that in mind, I will… Continue reading Iguazu Falls
As a Thanksgiving tribute, I felt I should honor food with a blog post— specifically, in this case, Argentine cuisine. While you are probably skimming this with a full load of cranberry-soaked turkey in your belly, my singular goal with this blog is to make you more hungry. Food is an essential part of Argentine… Continue reading Thankful for Food
On our last full day in Córdoba, we woke up early and walked to the bus station. About an hour outside of the city sat the little town of Alta Gracia. While the town housed notable artists and musicians over the years, the most famous (and controversial) former inhabitant was Che Guevara. On the bus,… Continue reading In the House of Che Guevara
Argentina has a strange population distribution. Its largest city, Buenos Aires, is home to 13.5 million people. Córdoba is the second largest, with a population of 1.6 million. Jimi’s home city of Tucumán comes in sixth, at just under a million. But while the population of Córdoba is less than double that of Tucumán, the… Continue reading Córdoba
This little girl is named Jackie. She is nine years old, has five siblings, and is incredibly patient with me while I try and communicate in my elementary Spanish. She also happens to live in one of the poorest neighborhood in Tucuman. For the last five weeks, I have spent my Tuesday and Thursday nights… Continue reading Barrio Villa Noventa
It’s Sunday. I am lazing in bed, watching football on my laptop, sipping hot coffee and eating a warm medialuna. Never in my life have I been able to do this combination of things. In the United States, I was either a) at church or b) at work on a Sunday morning. In honor of… Continue reading “Argentine Things” That Make So Much Sense
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