Aquí me pongo a cantar
Al compás de la vigüela;
Que el hombre que lo desvela
Una pena extraordinaria,
Como la ave solitaria
Con el cantar se consuela.

This is how José Hernández’ “El Gaucho Martín Fierro” begins, and it resumes at least a little bit how I am currently feeling. Okay, actually I must admit that I’m still really fine and now that all exams are over, I can enjoy the hot and sunny weather by going to the “piletas al aire libre” (outdoor swimming pool) very often But it also became very real that this amazing stay here in Argentina is about to finish very soon. We had a few “fiestas de despedida” (where we had to finish lots of bottles of Fernet ) and many of my friends have already gone back home or are travelling.

For my part on Thursday I will go to Necochea and San Cayetano with my (former) room-mate and now one of my best friends Nico, brilliant student of international affairs, Argentina’s next Minister of Foreign Affairs, future best-seller author and founder of the multidisciplinary socio-anthropological movement of the “Tedoldism”
We will go to the beach, visit his grandma and try to enjoy the last few days together before I’ll leave …. hopefully after having finally received all the certificates from the university! (but why on earth do I have some doubts about that?) Continue reading →