san telmo, buenos aires
the past fin de semana was delightful as i got to see two of my favorite personas: mi madre y mi hermana. they were able to come thanks to the confluence of an open weekend and airline employee privileges. they arrived on friday morning and departed yesterday afternoon, though we were able to cram a lot into such a short stay.
coming at about the one-month point of my stay here, it was nice to get a little spoiled for a change. no longer footing the bill, those collectivos that can require an hour of standing shoulder-to-shoulder with deodorant-less friends were replaced by efficient taxis. lunches consisting of greasy hand-held empanadas were replaced by meals that involved chairs, silverware, and plates. and all those landmarks that i had heard about finally had occasion to be visited.
but definitely the greatest was seeing a little bit of the familiar for a bit. i first really traveled over four years ago and haven´t slowed down too much since. traveling is not like stamp-collecting, golf, or metallurgy: it requires a person to be moving from one place to a different one. it is akin to a disease that makes your mind think of places beyond where you actually are to the detriment of the relationships you already have. still, i have been fortunate to have a family that is supportive of my wanderlust and to have met a great lady who understands and shares my desire to snoop around this little ol´ world we got. i was able to share this new place with two of my ladies for a weekend, and to introduce them to one another. i can only hope that they enjoyed the introduction as much as i enjoyed facilitating it.
entonces, i must extend a gracias to my two ladies who are either sitting in a plane or an airport concourse a good 18 hours after i last saw them. there´s no place like home, but having a little bit of home on the road ought to sustain me for a little bit.
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