Some highlights

Since I think most people that are interested in my trip to Argentina have been checking out my pictures on Facebook and already know more or less what's going on, I'll give y'all the Reader's Digest version- highlights in bullet point form :)

- Carlos Gardel Museum: cheap, small, and simple, but worth the trip. very neat. got some great pictures and now I can say I've visited the home of the world's best-known tango singer and one of Argentina's biggest heroes

- Bicentennial Museum: very cool, full of history, something I could see my dad really enjoying because of all the cool historical artifacts and little placards to read. it's fascinating to see how different the history of the US and Argentina has been and the different ways in which each country views the other.

- Café Tortoni: super famous café where some big names have written (Borges) or presented their poetry (Alfonsina Storni); also a great place to see a cheap tango show, which is on my bucket list :)

- first interviews in the UBA: I did my first recordings and linguistic instruments at the UBA. kind of a headache logistically so far, but they're really doing their best to help me out and I'm confident that when I go back tomorrow (Friday), I'll get a lot more participants, as I'll have quite a bit more time and more students should be there

- trip to Cordoba coming up: Saturday night I'll take a bus to Cordoba (~9 hr trip), where I'll stay with my friend Ariel and his family until Monday the 27th. I'm excited to be celebrating Argentine Independence Day (May 25) there- should be a lot of partying and good times. plus, it'll be nice to be in a smaller city, where it's more calm and less stressful