they speak castallano here

week 4 in Buenos Aires. i think i am actually starting to adjust more or less. according to the student adjustment chart for study abroad... there is a steep depression coming soon. that will be interesting. its nice to know someone could tell me that before right? like i fit in the mold.
yesterday i actually found a climbing gym called Realization. all bouldering. it was pretty cool. i realized... all of my muscle has depleted and i will have to work back up again. ho k. but its pretty cheap and they have lessons for = U$S 3 hopefully well get to go on some trips into the andes soon.

im undecided how i want this blog-vlog to be. i like blogging. but i like the idea of it being only a video blog. but then i dont ever have enough time or technology to actually get videos up on time... hmmm hybrid perhaps. there is a neat cemetary here i would like to vlog, where eva peron is burried, and also... i kinda want to animate argentine meat dancing tango... jan svankmayer style... si posible.

check out my friend danny´s blog. he´s from harvard so he´s REALLY smart... and pompous. love it.

pucon, Chile

Climbing el volcan villarica in pucon, Chile proved to be a difficult 7 hours of my life. 5 hours to the crater, where magma bubbled below the level that we could see...and 2 hours sliding down the side in snow and ice tubed slides. enjoying my lunch of bread and cheese and bananas was particularly dangerous sitting on a steep incline. the trek zig zagged up the volcano at an angle of 60 degreees!!! ahhhhh!!!! alst the while our spanish speaking guide repeated "vamos" and " que honda loca" ( whats up crazy girl)

blogger makes me cry

after much struggle to recover my blogger password... i am back on the net from the beautiful (sometimes) city of Buenos Aires. i have few videos to post from chile and BsAs so far... they will come. i am also working on posting pictures on flickr. all works in progress. So i recently stumbled upon two amazing things in Barrio San Telmo. la universidad del cine, with ah mazing ciclos del cine every week! AND a super 8 supplier and processing co. in a cute apartment. my new goals include making friends with some argentine cinema students and learn everything i can about the material of super8 film... perhaps some kind of apprenticeship... is in order.

a brief overview of Sudamerica
highlights of chile:
cute beach town pichilemu, el volcan villarica and the crater at the icy top, millions of free range stray dogs of every shape and size. gypsies who read your palm for monedas... or try to. the gorgeous german settled port town valparaiso where houses are crammed together on hills and painted every vibrant color of the rainbow and children ride skateboards to the bottom... screaming. i love it.

highlights and lowlights of Buenos Aires:
dog poop everywhere, but fewer dogs than chile. la feria recoleta- hippies sell their crafts. i met a man from australia who is a world boomerrang champion. the beautiful beach town and home to mar del plata film festival, actually all of the amazing film cycles here are increible! oh yeah, school is ok too.

will vlog pronto! Ciao