Monday, January 08, 2007

I wrote this so fast I couldn`t be bothered to think of a title. Enjoy

It occurs to me that I`ve done a poor job of keeping you all informed. Internet time is hard to come by because I`m living outside of town and hate burdening people to drive me around, therefore this is being written in a notebook and will be typed at lightening fast speed when I find a functioning computer (which would be now).
I spent Christmas with the Tomassinis` in Epuyen, Argentina. I recived soces, a clock and a teddy. I spent New Years with another family. After Xmas I went to Bariloche for a few days, craving the touristy lifestyle and funky hostels, it was pricey! Explaining where I was travelling to/from to other travelers proved to be difficult so i resorted to....no, that`s too long to type as well and doesn`t really matter.
When I returned to Epuyen I went out for New Years. Here the end of the year is celebrated soley with family. They all gather at the family chacra (farm) and eat heartily then pop the champange ... noone can decide who`s cellphone clock is right so you end up with about five different midnights! The champagne is accompanied by pan dulce, which is a somewhat icky verson of already icky fruitcake, and other sweets. Fireworks go off and people dance. At this point I was tuckered out so before 1 am rolled around I was fast asleep. In the morning everyone sleeps in because, well when youpre out at the chacra there really isn`t much to do so sleeping till 10 is acceptable. Outside the men were preparing an asado for lunch. For those who don`t know, the asado is a traditional Patagoinian event that happens every Sunday, as well as all holidays. Basically it`s a huge meat roast, including an entire lamb done over the campfire. I`ve been to about 6 now.
Currently I am in Trevlin. It is a small town, settled by the Welsh. The other day I spent my day fishing on Rio Grande. It is likey one of the most beautiful places in the world and the sun shone all day. There were millions of fish all biting, but we let everything free.
I am living at a family cherry orchard and working about 3 hours a day becasue it`s small and the work is slow, this means I spend alot of time reading books and studying my spanish.
Yesterday we went to a friend`s swimming pool to cool off because, well it`s stinking hot here. Middle of summer, shorts, teeshirts, and sun tans. Sorry to rub it in!

I hope that fufills some inquiries and everyone is doing well at home. Enjoy the 2007, hopefully it`s as full of adventure as 2006 was!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for writing this.