Hello dear ones,
now is 23 clock with me and I lie lazily in jogging clothes on our saggy WG-bed. But still I find time again to tell a bit of something from Argentina.
Especially in recent weeks have struck me more and more characteristics of the national population. If you drive through the streets, for example, we discover, especially in the barrios farther out, the often any cars to park on the road and stands on the roof of an empty plastic bottle. The bottle demonstrates to people that the particular car is for sale. Often stuck somewhere in the window with a note Telephone number you can call if interested. Well, from this "custom", we have recently made a little fun times and made just ne empty water bottle on so send Ford n-slide;)
Furthermore, the vast majority of Argentines are strictly religious. On my way to work, the bus passed a church always and everything, really every time I count at least 4-5 people on the bus, the sign of the cross at the moment and mutter a short prayer. Moreover, our apartment is next to a church, which means that virtually always be people here in the street and worship by such a small Sehspalt an altar of the chapel.
to myself there is this strict maintenance of the faith somehow a bit strange and exaggerated. But I probably should not recognize my standards of germans, evangelical church not to the Latin America, predominantly Catholic faith ... Let's see how I feel in a few months on the subject.
now somewhat less of the social life of the Argentinians and for more of the social life of Merle: searched
I have of late a few activities besides work, so I am now almost back to the usual "free-time stress" is reached have I had at home all along. I go 2x a week, for example, in a Gymnasio
(English and nicer term for "gym"), located around the corner from us in order fairly regularly to take a bit of sport. So completely without movement,'s leaves here with all Alfajores and facturas (sweet, sticky delicacies which have a track on every street corner) that is not live, provided you do not want to be as fat as an Argentine beef fattening. Also in the Gymnasio such fun fitness classes for women are offered, so there daily trying several ladies 20-60, wegzutrainieren their small or large tummy. Although it costs me every time a lot of self-conquest, and rouse myself to go there But then when I first came I, you quickly with the other girls in conversation, so you share a bit of moaning about the effort and the hour then it goes by relatively quickly. Furthermore I got from one of my predecessors, the other day was visiting the project got the tip for a dance school in BsAs, so I had been dancing tango 3x already! (At this point: Thanks Anna) The teachers in this truly beautiful dance school, located in an old town house in the chic Palermo neighborhood, mainly young teachers, with the result that the audience is relatively young. Since I've never heard of the great dancers, I'm gone with a slightly queasy feeling in the first hour. While I eventually finished with 14 times the standard dance classes, but remember really, I could not remember the tango. But this was also not necessary, since the Argentine tango dance anyway quite different and also teach very differently than I even knew from Gemindzeiten. We started with breathing exercises, then exercises followed the pace, so you got a feel for the Tango music and then was the attitude (anyway the be all and the tango!) Trained. The steps came at some point all by itself ... Quite funny how you can lose very quickly once the fear of the opponent. In any case, I have to dance to Now a lot of fun, so I determined in the next time will go more often. Maybe I do not trust me then and even now sometimes referred to one of these public dances, here "milongas". Yesterday I
was also the first time at a rehearsal of a choir, of which I had several corners is sometimes quite a bit away. Somehow I got me worried then the number of the choir director and the times called. Unfortunately, the good guy on the phone who spoke so indistinctly that I understood only when and where the next sample. So I then only on site learn that it was in the choir at the University Choir of the local economic faculty. However, at least I have the test, the choir and the music very much and I realized that I missed the regular singing in the last few months somehow. I was also right down the membership list in his hand, which I should add me, so I'm going to go well from now on every Monday evening for choir practice.
was the way it another big adventure, the first time find the way both to the dance school and the university. Since it is really running alone, but with the map "GuiaT" armed, through the unfamiliar streets, is one of the Quadras, seeks Subtestationen, followed by the bus services and is happy every time you arrive at your destination without getting lost .. . Big city adventure!
Now, a short weekend report: before last weekend we went Saturday night with several people at a reggae concert where the band of a friend of friends of friends ... should occur. As it should start by 22 clock, Laura and I arrived, we were too late, already worn out relatively at half past 11 on there. At the time the singer of the band was sitting before the door and drank all his beer chilled. They started to play it at midnight ... But so what in the Argentine time perception are quite common, indeed almost on time. In any case, it was again a very typical situation: stress, the stupid German off, because they are half an hour late and the Argentines chilling first time a round comfortably, drinking mate, and let time pass. The concert turned out to be really cool if any, small club concert with good music and good beer prices. A liter of beer for 10 pesos, or about € 1.80. As can keep this year's Oktoberfest prices, do you? However, not only the beer prices, but the mood was really good. The space (roughly equivalent to the Kiel show booth) was indeed mega crowded, but somehow still has found any place to dance. This past weekend I had then, as already announced in Baradero spent. There, the project two other volunteers centenary celebration. For the festival weekend were in advance of the 500 guests expected were finally well as the 900th The festival was similar overall to a German community festival - worship, children's games, Tombula, stalls and lots of food.
the project was for food by the way extra hired a professional company, which then for the whole people, and Pollo Asado has grilled (meat and chicken). En serio: I have never seen such a mountain of meat! Madness! That was really impressive to see with which rutin and what Gechick so ne handful of older men that mountain of flesh have mastered and prepared actually very tasty. If the Argentines can one, then provide many people with the same meat;) The project in Baradero, whose grounds are really beautiful and huge in size, is located in the countryside. Everywhere grow any things that food can be: lemons, nuts, pomelo, potato ... There are also lots of nature, large lawns and a pool, which at the weather bomb that we had at the weekend, was also used extensively. However, brought me so much desired by the nature and the mosquitoes with them, so now all over my arms and legs are bitten (a total of nine tricks!). Until a year ago the project was a Baradero Home of the German-argetninischen community for boys and girls, so many former children's home had come for the anniversary celebration, which I have a couple of times to talk. Been mistaken to see such old people (some were over 80) who can speak fluent German and English and perfect ... The individual life stories of men and women, why and when they entered the home, as they are partly emigrated after the war from Germany to Argentina, etc., were in between really interesting ... Since I have once again realized how much this country is influenced by the diversity of its European immigrants. So, finally, a few words about my Work:
am In the last weeks I got in to the project better and better, thanks mainly to my progress in terms of language. Sure, the more I can English, the better I can grumble, give orders to participate in discussion forums, who for now is washing it;) Despite the improvement, but this week I will look at the search for a language school, etc. go to the grammar a bit to get better.
now I got to know the children better and better, so they are already grown really fond of me. Since I am now much better, everything can talk to them, they accept me slowly and find confidence in me what a very nice feeling. 
Last week we did with our little ones (4 to 8 year olds) a trip to the zoo from Palermo, as they have in substance in the past few weeks working on "So-Animales Animals". For many children it was he first time they went out of her barrio and into the city after capital. The whole day was really nice - weather was great, children in a good mood and the zoo was really nice to the animal husbandry, in my opinion, some not quite appropriate to the species was. But there are also other directives as well here in Germany.
Last Friday we have in La Paloma the "Marathon de Lectura" celebration, a kind of project day on "books / stories / read", which was by the staff planned long in advance and organized. We have divided the children into three groups and then in accordance with decorated salons stories on "Myths & Legends" and "horror and ghost stories" and "children's stories" read. Moreover, all the maestros have covered so completely that day as La Paloma had changed. In any case, the "Marathon de Lectura" a complete success, the children's were great! have in the new photo album, I finally used my photos of La Paloma and put our actions online. I thought me, I sometimes write the names or nicknames of the kids and staff to getting you hear me, how people are so hot;) Lena and Lisa's here that is not so much ...
So, actually I wanted to renovation of the delusion of my roommates (the two, or rather Simon, namely zerkloppt have their monstrous cabinet over the weekend and now set up her room again) and tell the chaos of the Argentine authorities regarding our visa, but I have no desire to now and no more energy;) Meanwhile, there is already 1 and I have to clock back tomorrow morning so I finally * cough * get up and work.
Abrazos, dearest greetings
your Merle
PS: Oh yes, one more, whom black and yellow do not like also migrates it on your own, come to me wanted to Argentina =)
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