Archive for August, 2009

Soccer Season On Hold

Friday, August 7th, 2009 Posted in culture, entertainment, sports | 1 Comment »

Written by Jamie Big news for Argentina, the start of fútbol season has been suspended for the time being. The New York Times is reporting that due to the massive amount of debt the teams have, the season is being put on ...

Art and Design Expo

Thursday, August 6th, 2009 Posted in entertainment | No Comments »

Written by Jamie The 3rd edition of MAD Festival will be on Saturday, August 8 beginning at 14:00. The event is being held at Olegario, Bustillo KM 7.9, across from Playa Bonita. There will be 24 hours straight of art, music and ...

New Snow!

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 Posted in day to day, sports, travel, weather | 4 Comments »

Written by Jamie I am happy to report the area received a good amount of snow last night. The top of Cerro Catedral had about 2.5 feet of powder today. Looks like there is more precipation in the forecast beginning Sunday. Looking west from ...

Phrase of the Week

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 Posted in phrase of the week | No Comments »

onda: waves, vibes This is a commonly used when something is really cool or a good vibe: buena onda Other uses include 'de onda', which means to do someone a favor, or 'tirar una onda', meaning to help someone out.

Update on Fundación Cruzada Clothing Sale

Monday, August 3rd, 2009 Posted in cosas lindas, culture, resources, sports | 4 Comments »

Written by Shanie As we posted last week, Fundación Cruzada Patagónica had a gear sale to help generate proceeds from winter equipment that was kindly donated from friends of ours in Lake Tahoe. The clothing exchange went off great and the foundation ...

Picture of the Week

Saturday, August 1st, 2009 Posted in picture of the week | No Comments »

Namaste from Patagonia!