Boy, they really know how to eat meat in Porto Alegre (Yes they do!! YUM)! Aside from that, Vitor and family went all out entertaining us and making sure there was never a dull moment. Vitor wanted to show us how beautiful the sunset is over the river Jacuí, so we went to Cais Embarcadero, …
Author: Susan
Susan AKA Sue, AKA Aunt Susie: I am a former journalist and teacher at semi-loose ends who is still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. I am restless and determined. I love a challenge.
Things I like: photography, yoga, mountains, a great book, exploring, music.
Things I am not so keen on: standing still, gray days, coconut
Un blog especial para los profesores de ingles
This blog is mostly in Spanish, but you can use Google translate 🙂 It's for English teachers because it's that nameless exercise where someone writes a sentence, covers it up and passes it down the line. Here's the version TJ, another student and I created yesterday: Una noche oscura "Los adolescentes caminaban por la ciudad …
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Marco … Polo!
Since our friends Marco and Barbara graciously took us to the peña, we decided to respond in kind with a trip to a polo (one l - two ll's would make it pollo -which is chicken!) match since the Argentine Open (Campeonato Argentino Abierto de Polo) was starting. The polo grounds are smack in the …
Dance Party! (and there’s more)
Cacio e pepe in the making! Wow, did we have a busy weekend. Our friend Tamar arrived Wednesday so now we have another partner in this adventure. But even before I get to the dance party, I have to tell you about the very best dessert, which I had following fabulous cacio e pepe (yes, …
Bridging Valhalla, Italy, China and Argentina
Another weekend, another 30 or so miles in what Steven affectionately calls our death marches (affectionately??? they are pleas for help!). We don't necessarily do it on purpose, but we want to see everything. Typically we intend to walk somewhere and then take public transit (here it is the Subte) back. But then, we think …
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Iguazu Falls
We took a weekend jaunt to Iguazu Falls, about an hour and a half plane trip from Buenos Aires. For some reason we can no longer remember, we took at 7:30 a.m. flight. Not knowing how long it would take to get an Uber or what security would be like at the airport (not the …
Sometimes, it’s the simple things
Before I go any further with this post, I want to emphasize that we feel that we are about the luckiest people on Earth. We are living our best life and no matter what the challenges, it's really all just part of the fun. So, when I tell you that we went to four different …
BA: Week One
Steven filled you in on our arrival in Buenos Aires, but now we have been here for a whole week. We have learned important things, like where to buy groceries (not in the supermarket on Sunday, but the fruterias are open). Also today in Dia de las Madres here, so happy mother's day! We have …
Washington, D.C. Roundup
We spent a hectic month or so in Washington, D.C., but I was a bit lazy about blog writing. OK, I was a lot lazy. Some of you know that we are partially hunting for a place to alight should we ever decide to do so. We are happy to announce that we think it …
On the go (again)
I know we've been a little lax with the blog, but no sooner did we get settled in Washington, D.C., than we were packing again for a short side jaunt to NY. Yay! We do love New York. What's not to love? Anyway, we haven't done much in the way of exploring DC since our …
Doing It On The Road 