feeling restless

just in case you forgot.

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photos! updated constantly (when i am sitting around my apartment, especially)! interesting!

no real news. i am sick now. i live off sleeping in late, lots of TV, a few good books (i devour any english book that jonas lends to me), tea time, pasta and skype chats with my friends back home.

i think i am going to the north of argentina, however. soon. very soon. i am getting that restless feeling again. and no wonder! i have been sitting in buenos aires for over two weeks now, with only a visit to MALBA, a few parks and markets, two random clubs and one birthday party to show for it.

but thank goodness i went to a tango show. the two weeks would not have been complete without it. ha.

words / concepts of the day:

medicine in argentina: since coming down with a cold, i have been told a whole slew of wives tales (or maybe, good advice? you decide) that differ than the ones in the north. example: tie a silk scarf around your throat if it hurts. drink a little bottle of gross yogurt stuff every morning to aid digestion. dont take lots of ibuprofeno (advil), but feel free to indulge in asprin. if you feel sick to your stomach, squirting a little bit of this weird stuff in lukewarm water is the best cure. and on and on. it is so strange to me.
cleaning techniques in argentina: mopping is the most confusing thing here to me. in the kitchen, you just dump a bunch of water on the floor and squeegee a giant rubber thing across the floor, directing all the water towards a drain. other things include momentarily running your hands under a bit of cold water (you're lucky if there is soap in public bathrooms) and walking away.