Bases loaded….

July 30, 2007 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments

It is interesting how I have accumulated friends from all over the world, just by dancing tango. When I came here in 2001 during December and January I first met Asa and Corin. The are from Sweden. At the time my friend Allan from San Francisco was here as well. Until last year, it became a tradition for us to meet in December. We shared Christmas and New Years together for 5 years.
Last year Asa and Corin came in July as Corin was sick in December. We have no idea whatever happened to Allen, he dropped off the radar. I was just starting to walk on crutches when they were here. I could not go to milongas They usually come for 6 weeks. By the time they left I was able to walk a little bit without my crutches. I went to celebrate Corin’s birthday with friends.
This year we celebrated […]

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MY REAL TAROT CARD:

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MY REAL TAROT CARD:

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WHICH TAROT CARD AM I? I decided to take a lit…

July 30, 2007 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments

WHICH TAROT CARD AM I?
I decided to take a little break from the angst of the Milonguero vs Tourist Tanguera discussion I started here, and before I soon add more fuel to the fire. The friendly empanadas tucumanas of yesterday with my fellow bloggers was a good start at The Lighter Side. (Next week I will delve more into The Dark Side of Tango.)
And it’s also diverting to play with the bloggers’ ever burning need to know, Just who the heck does some software geek think I am? So I followed Miss Tango’s example, and completed the quiz to find out the all-important question of which Tarot card I am.
It’s interesting that you have a selection of Tarot card decks to choose from–

Cat People
Chinese
Dragon
Fantastical
Winged

[…]

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BUENOS AIRES BLOGGERS EMPANADA FEST at Chez Ch…

July 30, 2007 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments

BUENOS AIRES BLOGGERS EMPANADA FEST
at Chez Cherie in Boedoincluded Holly [on the far left] from Tango in her eyes, Marce from Pip in the city [Marce baked us two delicious desserts -Thanks Marce], Diva from Buenos Aires through my eyes [under the smiley face ;-)], and me. Nathan was also present from exnat. Thanks again to Alan for organizing the get-together, even though he had to be out of town and totally missed out!!
Ruben was the “guest chef” and served up his famous Empanadas Tucumanas, completely made from scratch–I mean hand-cut beef, homemade dough that he rolled, filled, and pinched, and fried. Yum!Kiki from Buenos Aires Weekly took some great photos, as usual.
It was a beautiful day and from the terrace we could see the world. It’s our world, the one that we blog about every day!
I so enjoyed getting to know these fun and creative people a little […]

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familia roverano

July 29, 2007 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments

The Roveranos came to Buenos Aires from Genoa, Italy & amassed a small fortune as owners of the now-demolished Confitería del Gas. This famous café in downtown Buenos Aires served customers in the original location of the Café Tortoni… when the Tortoni moved to where it is today, the Roverano family set up their own competing café. In 1882, theirs had the distinction of being the first business in Buenos Aires fitted with electric lamps. Very hi-tech.
The Roveranos also bought property close to the main square & opened a commercial passageway (pasaje). Their café may not be around these days, but entering the Pasaje Roverano is like stepping back into the early 20th century. It has an old-time barbershop, beautiful stained glass, nicely preserved woodwork, & a direct connection to the A Line of the subway:

Even though he’s missing an arm these days, the statue of the gaucho is unique […]

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IN CONTRAST: A MILONGUERA PORTENA’S POINT OF VIEW …

July 29, 2007 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments

IN CONTRAST:A MILONGUERA PORTENA’S POINT OF VIEW OF FOREIGN WOMEN IN THE MILONGA:
…There are gentlemen who showcase their skills dancing tango, milonga, vals, cumbias, and sometimes even folklore.
Lately they devote themselves exclusively to the foreign ladies. I ignore the reasons for such behavior, but I suspect that it is because the local well known milongueras have already got their number.
The foreigners, on the other hand, are eager for the tanguero ‘macho.’ They get carried away by the warm embrace, the ‘precise’ step between their legs, the ‘innocent’ feeling up. These women come, in general, from ‘cold’ countries where their men contrast with the idiosyncrasy of ours.
The tanguero then takes advantage of his prominence by employing all kinds of seduction, including the teaching of tango. These men, backed by their experience and always ready for the conquest, have found among the female visitors of other countries, a fertile ground to […]

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FROM THE MILONGA, YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE STARS: a l…

July 29, 2007 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments

FROM THE MILONGA, YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE STARS:a letter from a milonguero
To the Touristango Woman:
Beaten, controversial, admired, tango is an inexhaustible source of pleasures. Each of us has an idea of it according to our feeling and to our search in the milonga. Frustrations, passions, love affairs, friendship, affections and loneliness make a carrousel of life experiences.
Since the revival of the dance, foreign female tourists have come to Buenos Aires to examine in its habitat that melancholic music, and its sensual dance which Argentines passionately dance. But they come “with advice” and they are suspicious of men.
There are a lot of claims about the male dancers’ hounding behavior. Women feel men’s approach as something frivolous and repeated. They come from countries where dates are scheduled and arranged like business commitments and where flattering remarks mean sexual harassment and is severely punished by the law. When they arrive at the […]

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FROM THE MILONGA, YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE STARS: a …

July 29, 2007 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments

FROM THE MILONGA, YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE STARS: a letter from a milonguero
To the Touristango Woman:
Beaten, controversial, admired, tango is an inexhaustible source of pleasures. Each of us has an idea of it according to our feeling and to our search in the milonga. Frustrations, passions, love affairs, friendship, affections and loneliness make a carrousel of life experiences.
Since the revival of the dance, foreign female tourists have come to Buenos Aires to examine in its habitat that melancholic music, and its sensual dance which Argentines passionately dance. But they come “with advice” and they are suspicious of men.
There are a lot of claims about the male dancers’ hounding behavior. Women feel men’s approach as something frivolous and repeated. They come from countries where dates are scheduled and arranged like business commitments and where flattering remarks mean sexual harassment and is severely punished by the law. When they arrive at […]

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Tourism in Santa Fe

July 29, 2007 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments

I’m a fan of travel and tourism, as you may already have noticed. I’m convinced that travelling broadens the mind and (under the proper conditions) helps you relax, rethink your life strategies, plan ahead. I’m pleasantly surprised to notice how Rosario is slowly receiving an increasing trickle of tourists, who will, I assume, take the good news back to their homes, whether in Argentina or abroad (it seems to be mostly Argentina and mostly Buenos Aires, though there have been no formal surveys of that, and I’ve walked past groups of people speaking English and German more than once in the last few weeks).
I was also surprised, negatively and continuously, that Santa Fe as a province didn’t bother to try and attract tourism. That was until now. The government, in coordination with private companies, has launched Turismo Cerca, an initiative that is (in this first stage) intended to promote tourism […]

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