(Katherine) Today I spent most of the day redesigning our blog, but Robert ventured out to walk around Recoleta and check out the Design Center. Later that night, we headed out to meet up with our friend Nacho, whom we had met at The Basement a couple weekends ago. He suggested a place called La Poesía in San Telmo, which turned out to be a lovely rustic restaurant with years of character engrained in all of their exposed brick, and dusty decorations. As per Nacho's recommendation, we ordered a plate of the most delicious snacking spread I have ever seen – various cheeses, assorted cured meats, olives, and a small warm loaf of bread. Perfect with a glass of red wine!
An older fellow sitting behind us heard us speaking English and struck up a conversation. It turns out that he is a NY native, but has lived in BA for about 32 years and now considers himself a Porteño. We invited him to join us, and it was interesting to learn his perspective on life in BA. He indicated that when he first moved here in 1977, the US dollar and Argentine peso were 1:1; that is certainly not the case now. He is concerned about their economic state and not happy with the current government. It was interesting to hear his perspective as an American living here – and apparently, there are thousands of Americans living here. I don't know where they hang out though; we've hardly seen any!
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