Day 13: Tips

I can't believe I have already been here 13 days. Time is now flying. Not much new to report today so I'll just throw a few notes out.

Pollution: We think we have pollution in the states. Bs As is smog central. They have sooo many cars and sooo many buses spewing particulate. You can smell it in the air and there is really no escape. Buildings and ventilation. Unlike the US, Argentina has never experienced great periods of wealth. This means they don't tear much down and rebuild. Most of the buildings in the downtown are decades and centuries old. This means few of them have air circulation systems and rarely AC. Most of the heat is radiant. Rooms get stuffy in a hurry. Plentiful condiments are non existent, they are even stingy with salt. Building and electrical codes are extremely sub standard to home. They just run wires anywhere they want. From rooftops draped down sides of buildings, open junction boxes...lots of fire hazards.

Tomorrow we are going to try and hit up another futbol game so hopefully I'll have more to report.