RANDOM ADVENTURES

Okay so only have a few minutes for this one but think it aught to be mentioned because these are the little things I'll miss or what define the culture here! 

RANDOM ADVENTURES / THE LITTLE THINGS

One common tradition that occurring on a very regular basis is talented people singers, musicians, and I've even heard of mini play productions get on busses or other public transport and perform. Yes - most ask for a couple pesos, but 2-5 pesos is less than one dollar and listening to a live authentic tune, helping you pass the time in the same one hour transit every day, and making you smile is worth that and more. This is when I wish I knew how to sing, tap dance, or anything talented of that sort by myself. Jumping bus to bus is probably a better paying job than a lot of others here (especially in the service industry because people barely ever tip here: 5-10%)!

The Clown Who Stopped People... and Traffic!

I returned to Recoleta Market because my homemade shoes were having a couple problems (no worries though because the maker fixed them without a question when I brought them back), but when I was wandering around just enjoying the area I saw a clown on top of a pyramid...

Wasn't sure what he was at first but then realized he was a street performer of sorts. I returned about 30 minutes later after getting some ice cream and he had drawn a crowd of about 50 people. He was directing traffic, getting dragged by cars, getting into taxi's, walking people across the street, and eventually stole my ice-cream! These are Horrible descriptions, but trust me that I stayed there laughing for about 40 minutes straight. Again, it was the little things have started to define Buenos Aires for me.

FIRST RANDOM OUTING FROM AN ARGENTINE INVITE

Okay so it wasn't completely an Argentine invite.. but a couple day ago, I met a young couple on the bus -- the girl was German (even though she spoke with an almost perfect Argentine accent) and her boyfriend was Argentinian. I was an obviously lost and it turned out they were getting off at the same stop and were heading to the same location as me. This led to a pretty long conversation of mostly all small talk.

When the clown stole my ice cream

When we got to our destination though, they offered to connect on Facebook and hang out sometime/tell me about activities they were going to. Obviously I accepted, and just tonight they told me about an English Improv class they attend. It was only a 10 block walk from my class that ended an hour before so I decided to check it out. Although they didn't come tonight because the girl was sick I still met some really awesome and fun people (from America, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and England)! It turns out the wife of the guy who teaches the class is a costume designer for Circ du Soleil (but she's on tour now) and another girl works for Time Out Buenos Aires, and she had some great recommendations for various entertainment activities in the city!

We played a bunch of acting/improv games (my THTR133 class from sophomore year might have actually come in handy!) and overall it was a fun and spontaneous couple of hours that I look forward to returning to soon!