buenos aires, wine, and alf

i arrived in buenos aires yesterday afternoon. the weather is much colder than it was in rio de janeiro last week. the forecast is for daytime high temperatures ranging from 7-15C. i have rented an apartment in buenos aires centro. my apartment in buenos aires is far superior to the one i rented in rio (and half the price). the landlord of the building is an interesting character. he speaks no english, and his spanish is so slurred and quick that i cant even understand him when he says my name. everything i could need is within two blocks of my apartment which is handy.

after grocery shopping last night, i settled in for the night and watched some television. throughout south america, i have found it quite common for old american tv shows to be hugely popular. alf and who´s the boss are among the more popular shows. while at the grocery store, i bought a bottle of wine (Cdn$3/bottle). it was an odd feeling to stare at the bottle of wine with the cork floating (my cork screw got confiscated in peru by security, had to punch the cork into the bottle using a wooden spoon), coffee cup full of wine, listening to the buzz of vehicles/people below on the street, and watching alf (with spanish subtitles). odd scenario that i didn´t anticipate having in south america.