Yes, my title is obnoxiously long today, and yes, this entry will be comparatively short compared to many others that I have already written. I write from the Liberty Hotel in Buenos Aires because for the second day in a row my flight has been cancelled due to clouds of ash that have drifted over the city all the way from the Chilean volcano Puyehue. These ash clouds apparently pose a danger as particles that could enter the plane's machinery and cause engine malfunction/failure. So, long story short is: I had a great week in Montevideo, Uruguay for my midterm Fulbright seminar, enjoyed a residential tour of U.S. ambassador Vilma Martínez's home in our return to Buenos Aires as well as a short conversation with her, met up for the evening with a friend from Denison, and am still here in the city, hopefully headed back to my wonderful home tomorrow...
Things I have learned so far include (i.e. a brief preview on the highlights of what has happened in my life in the last week)...what the typical Argentine thinks is the appropriate way to solve a problem in an airport that is closing down, how to make gnocchi, what sitting in "paradise" is like and that karaoke bars are not only popular in the United States.
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