by Eileen | Feb 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
The last post, where I talk about whether or not walking more than kung fu (caminar mas que kung fu) is a potentially offensive expression, brought up issues of language and sensitivity. I am particularly attuned to language, and I like to think that I watch carefully...
by Eileen | Feb 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
It wasn’t until I heard the expression “caminar mas que Kung Fu” (lit: walk farther than Kung Fu) for about the third time that I thought to ask someone just who or what Kung Fu was, and why he walked so much. It’s not that I’m not...
by Eileen | Feb 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
Above this text you see a picture. A blarey, bright picture with funny gingham checked yellow curtains (not my choice), and a plate full of something, which you probably can’t quite make out. It happens that it’s my lunch. But not just any old lunch, a...
by Eileen | Dec 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
A little summer cleaning. What with today being the ninth day of summer, and that having absolutely no relevance or significance to me, I would like to note the following: Thing one: I do not care how many times you tell me that humid heat is better than dry heat, it...
by Eileen | Dec 24, 2010 | Uncategorized
Now that I’m no longer in Buenos Aires, despite the occasional workstoppage which might have conspired to keep me there (and I don’t mean my own), I’ll tell you that it’s a lovely place to be, but the joy of being at home is not lost on me,...
by Eileen | Dec 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
You know, the first time I came to Buenos Aires, it brought me a certain nostalgia for how I imagined New York was in the 60s, or maybe the 70s. It’s movida (hectic, active), there are buses (which they call colectivos, which is confusing since in Chile...
