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5 Things That Still Shock Me – Even After a Year and a Half

Posted on July 30, 2011 by MyBeautifulAir

Time flies when you’re living in South America. I got a huge, slap in the face culture shock when I arrived to Buenos Aires, and it took a long time to adjust to the sting. Even after having spent over … Continue reading →

Posted in 5 Favorites, Buenos Aires Culture | Tagged buenos aires culture shock, culture, culture shock, dogs, gordita, inflation, pet names, recycle, shock | 16 Comments

Hurlingham Polo Tournament

Posted on December 3, 2010 by MyBeautifulAir

Polo, the ‘Sport of Kings’ is still a popular pastime in Argentina. There is surely no better place to find a Prince than a polo match! Off we trotted to Hurlingham to see the Polo Match. Semi Finals actually! I … Continue reading →

Posted in Buenos Aires Culture, My Life | Tagged culture, hurlingham, polo, sports | 2 Comments

5 Favorite Plastic Surgery Enthusiasts

Posted on August 11, 2010 by MyBeautifulAir

I was zapping (Argentine for channel surfing) through the TV channels over the weekend, and stopped on a program similar to ‘Dancing with the Stars’. I was absolutely shocked by how much bad plastic surgery you can see on TV, … Continue reading →

Posted in Buenos Aires Culture | Tagged celebrities, city culture, culture, plastic surgery, television | 4 Comments

Chocolate Rain

Posted on June 14, 2010 by MyBeautifulAir

I’m not quite sure that this would fly in the good old US of A … Translation: What are you talking about Willy? Try your coffee with chocolate – white or black.