- 9 days of subway striking = super crowded buses = mess for commuters, including Jake...he even walked home from work on Monday, and ran home Tuesday (luckily we're just about 4 miles away)
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| Jake's bus line....60 people deep |
- hopefully an agreement is reached tonight at midnight...we're not really that hopeful
Tu 8.7.12
- we celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary!
- went to dinner at La Dorita, a well-known parilla (~steakhouse) that has a location in our neighborhood...was very delicious salad, papas fritas, and bife!
- although, I think our favorite was the dessert: some sort of merengue cookie, ice cream, whipped cream and berries
- we've planned a trip to wine country (Mendoza) in November...can't wait to celebrate more!
F 8.10.12
- Jake and I ran an 8 miler before work...so, super early for Argentinean standards! so early that the hookers were still hooking in the park we ran past, just a few miles from our house...
- very strange to see "women"? (we were told that trannines like to hang around these parts) lined up along the road, spaced every ~100 meters, scantily clad in high heels and short skirts
Sa 8.11.12
- Jake beat his previous longest run record by running 17 miles on Saturday...it rained 90% of the time...which I think actually gave us the energy to finish the 2.5 hour run...
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| completely drenched (p.s. we didn't plan to match) |
- minor aches and pains are still there, but not as bad as a few weeks ago...gotta keep icing and stretching!
- favorite thing about training, especially long runs? spending the rest of the day recovering...hot shower, sweats, good food/coffee, ice, Olympics, nap...
- ...then out with friends for dinner at an Armenian restaurant
- the place even had a traditional Armenian dance show...our table was right next to all the action, so Jake and I got pulled into some of the dancing...lots of fun! (there from 8:30pm - 1:00am!)
- Happy Wedding Anniversary mom and dad...34 years!
Su 8.12.12
- Olympics are over...so sad, but proud of all the athletes, especially USA...was interesting for us to view from Argentina...
- to see how another country covers the games, and to hear the comments in Spanish...and to speak with co-workers/students about their thoughts and feelings...
- Argentina earned 4 medals in: tennis, sailing, taekwondo, and field hockey...fun to cheer them on!
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| Juan Martín Del Potro - bronze in tennis |
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| Lucas Calabrese and Juan de la Fuente - bronze in sailing |
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| Sebastian Eduardo Crismanich - gold in taekwondo |
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| silver in women's field hockey |
- I think there was less messing with showtimes here...many of the events were shown live, but from what we heard, a lot of the events in the US were adjusted to be shown in primetime...having the coverage live was fine, but without a DVR I missed a lot of the events that I wanted to see, including gymnastics, because I was at work...and we're unable to see replays on the internet because we're outside of the US...boo
- OK closing ceremony...you should probably end soon so I can do my lesson plans and Spanish homework!
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