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TangoSpam
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Once from California..now officially from Buenos Aires.
Interests: Read, and go to the movies or theater. Travel. Great conversation.
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So you want to study in the USA. You have the university picked out. Now it is time to study for the TOEFL exam. You have several options available. You can buy the book and try to study with the CD and all the course material, you can take a... Continue reading
Posted Dec 10, 2012 at Ingles Con Deby
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¿Necesitas ayuda con tu inglés? ¿El pánico cuando se tiene que enviar un correo electrónico de los Estados Unidos o Inglaterra? Olvidar Google Translate... estudio con una profesora estadounidense. Es la mejor manera de perfeccionar tu inglés. Continue reading
Posted Dec 10, 2012 at Ingles Con Deby
It has been a month since I left Bali. My body left, my mind and soul, well, they might still be there. I loved Bali. It is such a special place. I would love to go back and spend more... Continue reading
Posted Dec 8, 2012 at La Vida Con Deby
Why do people travel? You have to wonder sometimes. Some people travel because they think it is something they should do. They spend their time shopping. Others look for diversions they cannot find at home or is cheaper. And others... Continue reading
Posted Nov 1, 2012 at La Vida Con Deby
Anyone who knows me knows it is no surprise that my health has been less than perfect. I have had days where I laid in bed and wondered if this is what the rest of my life is going to... Continue reading
Posted Oct 31, 2012 at La Vida Con Deby
I remember hearing the words of that song as a child. Bali Hai. An exotic place. I never thought I would actually visit, yet here I am. If I would have known what a paradise Bali is, I would have... Continue reading
Posted Oct 30, 2012 at La Vida Con Deby
I am sitting in the Melbourne Airport waiting for my flight to Bali. I have been in Australia for a little more than 3 weeks. The Australians I met all joked that I saw more of Australia than they have.... Continue reading
Posted Oct 28, 2012 at La Vida Con Deby
The plight of indigenous people all over the world is a sad state of affairs, irregardless whether you are talking about the American Indian, the Mexican Aztec, or the Peruvians Incas. However, for me here in Australia I have been... Continue reading
Posted Oct 23, 2012 at La Vida Con Deby
Cairns is pronounced Canes. It is the home of the Great Barrier Reef. My main reason to come to this town. To be honest there really does not seem to be any other reason to come here. I arrived here... Continue reading
Posted Oct 21, 2012 at La Vida Con Deby
Noosa. Noosa Head, Noosaville. Beauty. Pristine beaches with white sand, aquamarine water to emerald. It is where the very wealthy live. It seems the only people who work in Noosa are the ones who service the people who come to... Continue reading
Posted Oct 17, 2012 at La Vida Con Deby
Brisbane is not like Sydney. In the words of my friend Ian, it is not set up for tourists. For me it is still a very beautiful place. When I booked my room with Airbnb the room was advertised as... Continue reading
Posted Oct 14, 2012 at La Vida Con Deby
I am sitting in the Sydney airport. I have almost 2.5 hours before my flight to Brisbane. When I walked outside the apartment where I was staying this morning to go to the metro, it was raining. Sydney is an... Continue reading
Posted Oct 11, 2012 at La Vida Con Deby
On Sunday morning I wake up to a nightmare. My fake Ray Bans have broke. An indentity crisis in progress. I need to replace them. I walk down Darlington Avenue. I really do not want to go back to Paddy's... Continue reading
Posted Oct 8, 2012 at La Vida Con Deby
As soon as I can leave the apartment I do. Last night my Airbnb hostess with the mostess and I had a spirited discussion about Buenos Aires and Chile. She informed me that she thought the food in both countries was terrible. She hated the beef and the empanadas in Argentina. Excuse me? She went on a tour package arranged by and Australia company. Her tour guide in Argentina was of course Argentinian. When I asked her where she ate in Buenos Aires, it was a joke. Most of the time it was in Puerto Madero. The worst place you could ever go to eat..over priced and not that good. How do you spell tourist trap? Continue reading
Posted Oct 7, 2012 at La Vida Con Deby
I stop to buy some fruit on the street. They are two old guys. One is from Italy the other from Hungary. They crack me up. They remind me of guys I know in Buenos Aires. They have a captive audience and so the stories don't stop rolling. First the guy from Hungary tried to step me up from the $1 apples to the $1.50 apples telling me that they were better. He swore he didn't know the Italian guy, he just wanted me to know that. In the end I learned that they had been friends for 45 years. I literally had to tear myself away from them or I would have been there for hours hearing about their lives. Continue reading
Posted Oct 6, 2012 at La Vida Con Deby
I am here..in Oz. That is what it looks like to me. Oz. I feel like I have landed in the world of Oz and I am Dorothy. Only instead of ruby red slippers I have fake Ray Bans. Continue reading
Posted Oct 5, 2012 at La Vida Con Deby
I leave my cousin at the Key West Airport. I feel sad, but happy. It was really great to connect with family. At the American counter I lapse back into Spanish. The ticketing agent is from Peru. She checks my baggage all the way to Buenos Aires. Unfortunately we are so busy talking I do not notice she is sending them to Ezezia and not to Areoparque. Continue reading
Posted Aug 27, 2012 at La Vida Con Deby
I get up at 6:00 am. I never get up at 6:00 am. In Buenos Aires if I am up at 6:00 am it is because I haven't gone to bed yet. I have to catch an early flight to Key West and return my rental car with my friend the GPS. I am going to miss driving. The GPS? I am not sure. Continue reading
Posted Aug 24, 2012 at La Vida Con Deby
They say you can never go back home. They also say, home sweet home. Then there is no place like home. This is my first trip back to the US in I think 2 or is it 3? I forget. I am in Florida. I got here on Thursday. Continue reading
Posted Aug 23, 2012 at La Vida Con Deby
On my first trip to Argentina I didn't know whether to be fascinated or horrified by how thin the women were. It was amazing. To be honest it wasn't only the women, men were slim as well. Large bellies were not the norm. Continue reading
Posted Jul 29, 2012 at La Vida Con Deby