False Advertising or Not Enough Research?
The ad said our beautiful apartment was only 5 blocks from the city centre. They failed to mention the terrain! As the following photo shows, it is always important to look at a map with contours (this is the first of three hills across the 5 blocks!)
Chocolate Scams…
Bariloche is the chocolate capital of Argentina. Each shop has samples. We have started to create an art form out of going in, tasting the samples, walking around the shop for the next minute or so pointing and saying meaningful-sounding things in English then promptly leaving. “I’ll wear a different hat next time” said Kaz. Mmmm free chocolate!
Spanish Stuff-Ups
The first two days of Spanish school have been interesting. I have been learning to describe how old I am. The word for years in Spanish is anos with a ~ above the n (pronounced anyos). My teacher had a bit of a chuckle when I left out the ‘y’ sound. “It means something rude when you pronounce it that way,” she said. I still can’t quite believe I actually told my teacher I had 36 anuses!
