Me and the steak

Yes, this what I had for dinner (around 11:30pm). Well, this was only a part of the dinner to be accurate.

Last night I went with some of my colleagues to the theater district. The live music show that wanted to see sold out so we ended up storling the area. The street were full of people, all dressed up "to be seen". We ended up going to an Argentinian traditional restaurant. They call this one "Mini bife the Chorizo". I could hardly finish (but of course I did!). Imagine what is the regular portion (non mini).

From there, we went to a bar with an outdoor sitting. This bar has many unique beers from around the world as well as from Argentina. We tried the black berry dark beer and the orange beer which was pretty unique. One thing that we didn't try was the Duff beer. Apparently, the Simpsons are so popular in Argentina (there is a channel the shows episodes 24/7), that they created a real Duff beer! This is the picture from the menu!

Argentina vs. Uruguay or, How I ended up being on national TV

I've never been a big football (soccer) fan and I definitely never imagined that I would give an interview for a sports channel on national TV!

The guys in the local office surprised me by taking me to the hottest sports bar in Buenos Aires to watch the game of Argentina Vs. Uruguay. This was a very important game since Argentina had to win in order to make it to the world cup. Further more, rumor has it that if Argentina is to loose the game, this would essentially be the end of Maradona's career as a coach.

This bar looks nothing like I have seen before. There are more screens than you can imagine, football related decoration and an upscale-ish atmosphere.

Since this is the most famous sports bar, it was full of TV crews (national and local), all waiting to report about the "mood on the street", depending of the result.

The energy in the bar was high and any move that had a slightest progress in favor of the Argentinian team, made the crowd cheer with excitement and joy. Luckily, Argentina won and once the game was over, the media was looking for people to interview.

One of guys asked me if I would be willing to give an interview and of course, I couldn't miss such an opportunity. Before I knew it, I was approached by a guy with a tie and a big microphone, followed by a camera man. The interview was really funny because the guy was asking questions partially in English and partially in Spanish. My answers where a mix of English and Spanish (well, more like 95% English and 5% Spanish), and I did my best to say positive things about the Argentinian team.

Apparently, this was broadcast live in one of the national channels! Some guys in the office told me the other day that they have seen me on TV! So now I'm a big star in Argentina.... who would have thought...

Everybody loves ice cream

Where I come from there is a saying "You don't let the cat guard the cream." (if you don't get it, check out this link).

While this picture is not necessarily unusual in other parts of the world, people in Buenos Aires are typically skinny. This person however works for McDonald's so he may be exempt from the the "Got to be skinny" law.

Day 1 or What's Johnny Depp doing in Buenos Aires?

One of the most fun places to stroll is Florida street which is a promenade. Besides the usual "tourist traps" and fancy designer stores, you'll find that it has it's own character.

Performing Art is very common here and it comes in all shapes and sizes. In most cases, I found it to be very creative.

The "Johnny Depp" in the picture doesn't only look like the real one, he also acts like one, which makes it really funny.