codigos rojos

this is how you say ´code red´ in spanish. after describing my job to some argentine guys who asked me what i did, one of them replied ¨ah, es como la pelicula con tom cruise y...los codigos rojos, no?´ it appears there´s no escaping a few good men.
last night was my first asado experience. the argentinian version of a barbecue, we had an endless supply of steak and wine and grilled vegetables. we were hosted by kristie´s friend werner along with several argentinian friends, on werner´s rooftop terrace of his downtown apartment building. the view was as amazing as the food. it was a great chance to practice spanish, but reaffirmed how much more i want to work on it.

the night before that was extraordinary. kristie´s spanish teacher, nacho, threw a party saturday night called ¨fiesta senor drummond.¨ that´s right, a different strokes themed party named after the inimitable mr. drummond. apparently the show was huge in argentina in the 80´s. there were photos of willis and arnold all over the walls, girls in leg warmers, 80´s dance music blaring, and the 80´s video game ´bad dudes´set up in the corner. it was surreal, and augmented by singing a spirited duet of the different strokes theme song with nacho. the world truly does not move to the beat of just one drum.

in any event, an excellent weekend, and buenos aires is living up to its reputation as one of the best cities anywhere.