Good Advice!
Some things I have picked up along the way.
23.07.2008
Since I have been here in Argentina I have learned a lot. So much, I couldn´t even begin to express it all in one blog! But the other day I received some very good advice and it prompted me to write this entry and pass on a few of the things I have learned along the way. So here it is!
1. Good wine doesn´t have to be expensive. You can get good wine for 10 pesos, you just have to try all the wines to know which ones are the best. (Don´t worry... I tried them all). 
2. Carry a rock in each hand when you pass a house with an angry Rotweiller. (Trust me... this is good advice!)
3. Always know where the matches are (it makes life a lot easier when the lights go out.. and they will go out).
4. Don´t try and teach yourself to knit from a website on the Internet... you´ll just waste time and yarn. Learn from a friend. (Learned this lesson first-hand).
5. HAVANA alfajores are the most delicious!
6. Learn to laugh. Learn to laugh at yourself.
7. When learning a new language... learn all the bad words, too. (Friends here have made sure to teach me all the things they don´t teach you in Spanish 1000 at York University... haha)
8. When travelling: see everything you can... eat everything you can... try everything you can.
9. Dance. Dance folklore... dance tango... dance even if you don´t know the steps!
10. Last but not least... one of the best pieces of advice I have ever received (which came from a musician that performed at El Recodo del Sol):
"Be kind. Everyone you´ll ever meet is fighting a hard battle." -Daniel Drexler (from the song "Be Kind")
Well, there you have it... some advice from Unquillo, Argentina!
Happy travels!
Until next time,
Carly
Posted by dcarly 16:46 Archived in Argentina
Great advice! I have been saying for years that Chilean wine is the best bang for the buck.
30.07.2008 by lstrong