A day in the life…

August means that everyone in Italy is on vacation, which includes my clients for the most part. So, apart from last week where I was inundated, it’s going to be a slow month of work. Last month was slow too. To fill in some gaps, I’ve taken on two English students of my roommate’s boyfriend who is on vacation for a couple of months. This has provided me with more excuses to leave the house, and I’m having a good time teaching two very interesting and friendly people.

Since spring is only a month away here in Argentina, the weather hasn’t been too bad so I’ve been walking to meet both students - one isn’t too far, maybe about 15 blocks, but the other is probably 25 blocks away or more. I could easily take the bus, but getting around Buenos Aires on foot is always the best way - not only is it good for me in terms of health, but I also get to experience sights and smells and sounds that I would miss otherwise. It’s a city you have to take in with all of your senses when possible.

I’ve also been getting out in the mornings for exercise and I have a usual route that takes me to Parque Rivadavia (in Caballito), which has a nice path for running or walking. I love this walk because getting to the park takes me through another neighborhood and the park is in a nice area that at times makes me think of Italy. Lately I’ve seen more joggers and walkers like myself, though last week, perhaps with spring not being too far off, the park was full of couples everywhere, enveloped in each others arms, covering each other with kisses.

Since I don’t dance every night (I only dance a couple times a week normally), I am able to get up in the morning and enjoy my days like this. With all this walking I am discovering cafes I’d like to try, interesting architecture, and I get to people-watch. What I’d really like to be doing is working, but come September I’m sure my plate will be plenty full with translations and I will yearn for my previous walks and outside explorations. I’d better savor this now.