Buenos Aires...as promised though I'm already home
Trip Start
Jun 19, 2008
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Trip End
Jul 25, 2008
Buenos Aires, Capital Federal District, Argentina
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Spanish architecture and old world charm. Coffee cortados, media
lunas, dulce de leche, malbec, excellent steaks, antique trinkets, sexy
sidewalk tango, double decker buses, traffic, dancing in the
street...all things Buenos Aires. There is so much of the city
that I didn't get to see this time around, but what I saw, I
loved. Definitely the best food in Argentina is in Buenos Aires.
Well, I flew home from Buenos Aires on the 25th and am now back in San
Diego. I'm happy to be home with my beautiful Azalea, and along with my luggage, I 've
returned with countless memories of stunning landscapes,
moments of laughter with newly made friends, and the unfathomable
kindness and hospitality of strangers- a kindness rarely experienced
here in the U.S. Coming from a place where most people seem to be working
solely for their own self-betterment and maybe quite unconsciously
creating barriers around themselves as far as real, human interaction
is concerned... it was so refreshing to be a stranger so far away from
home and not feel like one at all. The people I encountered and
spent time with have taught me much about what it is to be kind, to
treat your neighbors well...and to not be so damn paranoid and closed-off, the way our
society oftentimes makes us feel we need to be. This was my grand
souvenir...as pure as that gleaming glacier, finer than any
handcrafted, high-dollar trinket...the likes of these people and places
shall not soon be forgotten and will always have their place in my
heart. I aspire to be as open and uninhibitedly generous as the
people I have befriended. I had a lot of time to think on my trip
(which is invaluable amidst my normal schedule at home), and I realized
for the millionth time that time passes so quickly, and being that we
only have one life, it is of the utmost importance to be selective
about how we spend our time, our energy, our love and resources....and
I don't mean to ration it out stingily little by little, but to really
know where we want it to go... and give of ourselves without
measure...and if something turns out different than we expected...oh
well...at least we lived. On a personal level, this trip has
inspired me to do that... It was all so wonderful and I am truly grateful for the experience.
Thanks for reading along.
Love,
Liz
