Soundtrack to Argentina...Some of our Faves....

This weekend was all about immersing myself in the Argentine Culture. 

The Argentina Fashion Week event I attended, was one of the coolest cultural things I have experienced yet. To witness pop culture unfold in front of us, as an outside was just facinating. The event took place in a venue similar to The Garden. There were vendors everywhere, and free stuff at every turn. Designers, camera crews, celebrities, promoters, models were bustling about. Of course, the only thing we recognized was the  O.P.I vendor, offering free manicures. Oh and the E! Network tent, however it was E! Argentina, so Guiliana and Ryan were not the hosts, much to our dismay. We of course, watched as the public gaped at the celebrities being interviewed. We had no idea who these people were. But it was impossible not to feel the excitement. The event cost us a whole 35 pesos....about 7 US dollars. Best 7 dollars I have spent since being here. 

My friend Olivia, has an amazing host sister who is 21. Her and her friends speak English, really well. She took us out the other night and we got to go to her favorite bar. A dive of a place, with cheap drinks, dark lights and American rock blasting from the speakers. A true local place. I absolutely loved it. It is facinating comparing cultures with 21 year old girls here, however we realized quickly a cross-culture dilemma facing girls, boys suck sometimes. Another really funny conversation that came up was shaving/ waxing. A girl named Sol touched my arm, and asked me if I shaved my arms. I told her I did not. She asked if I waxed my legs. I told her I shaved them. She shuddered at the thought. She told me, everyone here waxes everything. Olivia and I laughed and told her waxing everything in the United States....legs, arms, bikini, eyebrows, lip everything...could set you back quite a bit of $$. That is when she told us, she gets her body waxed for 40 PESOS! That is LESS than 10 U.S. DOLLARS. She asked "Why the fuck do they charge you so much in the United States, we dont want people to be hairy, so it is not expensive, does the United States want their people to be hairy?" it was a funny question and not one I had an answer to. It was just a really funny conversation, but on that note 2$ eyebrow wax, I am in.  

That is all for now. Chau. Besos.