We may or may not be under surveillance by the federal government of Argentina right now. Ever since Dylan went to the hospital (see his post on the subject), his doctors have notified the Ministry of Health and they strongly suggested that they do not want us to leave the city of Córdoba for at least five days, or until Dylan has recovered. Now we recieve daily check-ups by phone to determine our location and Dylan's status.
This city is beautiful, though I have to say that the stray dog situation here is close to out of control. I have seen no fewer than three pairs of dogs shagging away in the middle of streets and crowded pedestrian areas. And today, sitting on the steps of the cathedral next to Plaza San Martín, I watched one particular horndog make propositions to every dog of every gender he could find, getting rejected every time until he finally just went to sleep.
When the authorities permit us, we'll be moving on to Mendoza, where we will drink lots of wine.
Also, I have to say, I'm not sure which one of us is more pretentious based on the book each of us is reading. I'm reading Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls and Dylan is reading a book by Franklin Foer called How Soccer Explains the World. We are so cool.
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another north american comfort that is severely lacking in south america (among other regions of the world): public sanitation systems. might not be the case in argentina, but in guatemala, those stray dogs were there specifically to perform "street cleaning" duties... picking up scraps of dropped food, dead animals, garbage, and other waste.
ReplyDeleteand your book is only pretentious if you're among a bunch of high school students doing their summer reading assignments. therefore dylan wins. (sorry, i can't let anything pass without giving you a hard time)
Wow, I don't think I could handle Cambodia. Actually, your book wouldn't be pretentious if you were with high school students. People would just think you were in high school. You should grow a beard when you're there, come back all grizzly.
ReplyDeleteI too can't tell which one of you is more pretentious, but I can however state with assurance that Hemingway was a great writer and FWtBT is a great book.
ReplyDeleteThough a book about Spanish partisans may be the real reason that you aren't allowed to leave the country.
I read about 3 pages of How Soccer Explains The World. Not as cool as you've made it sound.
ReplyDeleteAnd Brian - I'm a big fan of the ack.