Summer Snow
Thursday, January 10th, 2008 Posted in day to day, weather | No Comments »Written by Jamie When I woke up this morning and looked out at the window, I couldn't believe my eyes. It was snowing pretty hard at lake level. The weather here is amazing. A couple of days ago we were laying out in ...
Phrase of the Week
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008 Posted in phrase of the week | No Comments »palo verde: green stick. A million dollars.
Living in Argentina Interview with Sonja Albrecht
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 Posted in culture, lifestyle | No Comments »Written by Shanie During our first extended period of time living in Bariloche, before we moved here permanently, we met another person from the States that we became good friends with, Sonja. At the end of the winter she had to ...
Celebrating the Holidays Argentine Style
Monday, January 7th, 2008 Posted in culture | No Comments »Written by Shanie Although Christmas is celebrated in Argentina, it is not the main event. The main event is on January 6th and is in celebration of the story of the arrival of the three kings (or three wise men). It is called ...
Picture of the Week
Saturday, January 5th, 2008 Posted in picture of the week | No Comments »Rio Manso on the Argentine/Chilean border
Lavender; An Essential Oil Essence Growing Well in Patagonia
Friday, January 4th, 2008 Posted in flora, lifestyle | 1 Comment »Written by Shanie Lavender...a healing, aromatic plant that helps us humans in many ways. We have a friend that owns a lavender farm, Meli Hue, here in Bariloche. She is able to offer a great selection of products because of the favorable growing conditions for ...
Heading to El Bolson for Acupuncture
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008 Posted in healing, lifestyle, resources | 16 Comments »Written by Shanie I have sustained my first real injury living in Argentina. Our wonderful (or not so wonderful this day), soon-to-be-13, athletic dog, while hiking down from a camping trip deep in the Andes mountains, decided to make the stupidest move I ...
Phrase of the Week
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008 Posted in culture, phrase of the week | No Comments »mas vale pajaro en mano que 100 volando: it is better to have one bird in hand than 100 flying around. You would say this to suggest grabbing an opportunity instead of waiting for other chances.
Dancing in the New Year
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008 Posted in culture, lifestyle | No Comments »Written by Jamie We decided to ring in 2008 by going to the local Arabic restaurant. They put together quite the spread, including a belly dancer. It was a great way to start the new year.
