Sunday, September 9, 2007

Things i learned at 5 am at a salsa club in Almagro

1. I can learn to follow. In fact, i can even enjoy following-even if i am following a 65-year-old man.
2. My first impressions are usually wrong just as people's first impression of me are usually incorrect- i am not as heinous as i first appear.
3. Burritos and tequila are great no matter what continent you are on.
4. Sweating is gross but also great.
5. The steps of salsa matter less than the rhythm and flow of the dance. Forgetting the steps allows you to dance. The same can be said for living life in Argentina. The steps, the cultural rules, are written out, but only once you ignore them are you truly living in Buenos Aires.
6. Screw learning anything about myself or learning to speak Spanish fluently- I just wanna dance!

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