Argentina

Personal Video Summary of Argentina

by Jason B. on March 27, 2010

In this video I have compiled 4 months of footage from living in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Enough said.

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International Pre-gaming

by Jason B. on January 7, 2010

Pre-gaming before going out is a universal activity whether in the United States or Argentina. I doubt it happens much in Saudi Arabia though. During my last few nights in Buenos Aires last July we played “Kings” before my friend’s birthday get-together. “King’s” is a drinking game where players must drink and dispense drinks based on cards drawn. Each card has a rule that is predetermined before the game starts.

The rules to our game

Oh what? You can’t read that because you don’t speak Spanish well? Welcome to my life (though at least I can read that). You have to remember that when you are playing with Ecuadorian’s and Honduran’s it’s only fair that we write the rules in Spanish.
The Honduran and Ecuadorian’s in question
Oh and that one English speaking Gringo ;)
When the party finally did start on the apartment’s upstairs terrace we did not stop! We turned to other games because for the Argentines, Mexicans, Colombians, etc. who arrived to my friend’s birthday had not started drinking yet either. It was only fair.
It looks like one guy had too much to drink (he was in on the original Kings game)
Below are some photos of the beginning of the party.

My old Honduran, Dominican, and Brazilian housemates showed!

And like always Gordito somehow always makes stuff like this happen.

And soon enough our Ecuadorian DJ started the music

That’s also why I don’t have any more photos after this point. Soon after the lights went off and the music began playing a fight broke out.  Meanwhile, the floor was like an ice skating rink to slippery to really move which made the fight more dramatic than it should have been with people flying all over the room.  Someone insulted one of the guy’s girlfriend’s. The guy heard about it and punched the other until both were separated and the party ended like that. The birthday girl and I spent the next few hours trying to get everyone out of the apartment building and then spent another few hours cleaning up the terrace in the freezing cold to avoid pissing off the neighbors.

Players must drink and dispense drinks based on cards drawn,[7] and kings can also be mixed with other drinking games.[1] Each card has a rule that is pre determined before the game starts.

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What Does $400+ Pesos Get You For Lunch In Buenos Aires?

November 12, 2009

A great meal can change a dining experience into something extraordinary. That is exactly what occurred when I treated my buddy Dulce to a meal at the best restaurant in Buenos Aires, maybe even South America? I had been staying at my Dulce’s apartment for a week after returning from my travels in Bolivia and [...]

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Mi Despedida – My Going Away Party

October 30, 2009

A Despedida is a going away party. Yes, I was going away. My semester at the Universidad de Belgrano had ended (in June) and my travels were going to continue. My last night, fortunetely a Saturday, meant we were going to the mega club Pacha. It’s a franchise with clubs in Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, [...]

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From Buenos Aires to Uruguay

October 3, 2009

Alex and I waited for the train that would take us to the Retiro, the main transportation center in Buenos Aires. From Retiro we drove in a taxi to Puerto Madero to purchase tickets that would take us on a ferry across the river to Uruguay. Uruguay is a tiny country next to Buenos Aires [...]

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Public Holidays in Argentina: Dia de la Memoria

September 25, 2009

Each year during March the Argentine people hold a Día de la Memoria in remembrance to commemorate the victims of the military dictatorship, Proceso de Reorganización Nacional. It is held on 24 March, the anniversary of the coup d’état of 1976 that brought the military junta to power.On that day, a military junta overthrew a [...]

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Poor Niagra

September 19, 2009

Upon seeing Iguazu, the United States’ First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt reportedly exclaimed “Poor Niagara!” As for me, upon seeing Iguazu, I said “Well this is pretty cool”. But Eleanor was right in that Niagra Falls or even Angel Falls in Venezuela pale in comparison to this shortlisted world wonder. “Legend has it that a god [...]

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The End Of My Motorcyle Diaries: Part 4

September 17, 2009

If you missed part 1, part 2, and part 3 you can read them at those links. Continuing with part 3 “…When it was almost half a basketball court away it stopped and a man appeared in the darkness.” Instead of feeling frightened I felt nothing. I did not expect anything. He continued walking closer [...]

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My Motorcycle Diaries: Part 3

September 6, 2009

There is no worse feeling than pure excitement, as I explained in part 1 and part 2 of our moto trip from Buenos Aires to Cordoba, to then feeling the extreme. Suffering. Sure I wasn’t locked up in some maniac’s dungeon but i’m going to put it out there that riding on the back of [...]

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My Motorcycle Diaries: Part 2

August 21, 2009

We were finally on our way to Cordoba after loading the moto with our bags and gear for the long weekend trip. Without a map or directions we drove out of Buenos Aires asking directions along the way. Riding on a moto has it’s advantages. We were able to weave through traffic with no problem [...]

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