Today I took Tatiana (the little sweetie that I nanny) to swimming lessons then we went to Cafe Buenos Aires for lunch. We went there last week on Thursday when she proceeded to make friends with the servers and bus boys... ah Tati. I think it's my new favorite lunch spot in Santa Barbara. It reminds me so much of Argentina with their "palmitos con salsa golf" and lomito sandwiches.
We were chatting with the Argentine server and Uruguayan employee from where we sat by the fountain and when I went inside to use the restroom I saw Roberto playing the bandoneon, an accordion-like instrument used for tango music. Apparently, he was the first bandoneon player in the Uruguayan philharmonic. The owner of Cafe Buenos Aires (who is from Buenos Aires) went in search of a bandoneon player and ended up bringing Roberto back to Santa Barbara to play in their tango group that plays every Wednesday night. I told Roberto that I'd love to work in the cafe when I get back to Santa Barbara in late January and he said he could work that out. Not bad.
Tati and I had the privilege of listening to the tango group practice after we ate lunch on the patio. Que rica es la vida!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008
first ever
I know it' still July but it seems as though this summer has flown by me! I've been living in Santa Barbara with some friends in my first apartment (and first rent!) and have kept busy with nannying Tatiana and doing the summer homework for Europe semester. I'm leaving Santa Barbara in a week to go home for a few days and visit my mom in Hawai`i before I head to Europe but I'm not sure that I'm ready to leave here. It's difficult to leave Tati because I love watching her grow and getting to know her family. At least I have something to return to after my semester traveling.
Going home is always refreshing but there are always so many people to see. I love getting to relax with family and old friends, though. It's a mini-vacation from work and homework... always appreciated. Then I get to spend a week on the Hawaiian shores with my mom and stepdad before hopping on a plane to Scotland. I keep saying that I need to watch Braveheart before I leave because, not only am I going to Wallace's homeland, but I am actually part Scottish. Where do you think "Robertson" came from?
The excitement for my upcoming semester is really starting to bubble up inside me. I mean, I can't believe the ground that we will cover and that I get to finish me degree doing it. I never imagined that I would spend a third semester abroad traveling through Scotland, England, France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Italy, Greece and Israel. Did I get them all? I had to take advantage of the trip and go on my own little Spanish deviation: Madrid, Granada and Barcelona.
Well, I'll try to keep you updated throughout the semester on my first ever blog. I look forward to relating some funny travel stories and telling about all the "lost in translation" experiences we are sure to encounter. Keep reading and keep it real.
Going home is always refreshing but there are always so many people to see. I love getting to relax with family and old friends, though. It's a mini-vacation from work and homework... always appreciated. Then I get to spend a week on the Hawaiian shores with my mom and stepdad before hopping on a plane to Scotland. I keep saying that I need to watch Braveheart before I leave because, not only am I going to Wallace's homeland, but I am actually part Scottish. Where do you think "Robertson" came from?
The excitement for my upcoming semester is really starting to bubble up inside me. I mean, I can't believe the ground that we will cover and that I get to finish me degree doing it. I never imagined that I would spend a third semester abroad traveling through Scotland, England, France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Italy, Greece and Israel. Did I get them all? I had to take advantage of the trip and go on my own little Spanish deviation: Madrid, Granada and Barcelona.
Well, I'll try to keep you updated throughout the semester on my first ever blog. I look forward to relating some funny travel stories and telling about all the "lost in translation" experiences we are sure to encounter. Keep reading and keep it real.
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