A "palo borracho" in bloom with clouds threatening rain in the background.Random thoughts:
- I have been tutoring a neighborhood boy in English and in return he's been teaching me soccer (read: playing soccer one-on-one with me in a nearby town square and only scoring when he kicks with his left foot so there's some challenge to it). His great-aunt, whom he lives with, once gave me some plums from her back yard. The other day when I dropped him off she gave me tomatoes stuffed with a cold rice and tuna mixture, and on the side a chicken and potato salad. Very sweet.
- Speaking of food, I have now tried both intestine and kidney. I might have been imagining it, but to me the kidney tasted a bit like what I think the end product would taste like.
- Several provinces in Argentina are still experiencing a severe drought, some sources saying the worst in 50 years, with an estimated $15 billion in losses this year. Argentine has historically been the third-largest soybean exporter in addition to other important exports. Meanwhile, there are calls for disaster relief aid for the victims of flooding and mudslides in the northern province of Salta last week.
Putting in my two cents in a discussion on re-investing earnings during the manicure training in Baradero. The two girls on either side of me who are waiting to be "models" that day look unimpressed with what I have to say.
Melanie and Barbara, the estheticians who came to train in Baradero, awarding Daniela with her certificate. Daniela told me that day that she plans on earning money doing manicures and also plans to go back to finish high school!
Barb and Melanie in a rose garden in Buenos Aires. We took a few days to see the sights after their hard work in Baradero.
And yes, I accompanied them on their Buenos Aires tours. Some days I sleep on floors and battle bugs and high-90s temps with no ventilation, other days I do this. As Paul wrote to the Philippians some 2000 years ago, "I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. " Tee-hee!
