today was the election, which cristina kirchner won so things will most likely continue the same in argentina. thank god it is over. if i have to hear another van with a speaker yelling the names of candidates or hear more of the same empty promises and things like 'in democracy we all win' i might have to go to Las Heras (argentina's suicide capital an hour from here). i guess i'll be coming back to the us just when we're in the thick of it there too. basically the only good thing to come out of all of this politics is that since its obligatory to vote, the government hired buses to drive students home because there are no absentee ballots. so fede's brother came home on one of those but is staying in pico truncado with his girlfriend a week extra so it looks like i can take his spot on the way back to buenos aires (25 more hours!) and get a free trip back to the city. which is really great! but man, politics. i am so sick of propaganda and lies and doublethink and people who know that nothing changes but suddenly when october or november comes around we act like taking two minutes to cast a vote for soemone we don't even like or trust is really going to make a difference and not make us obligated to change anything in our own lives. but i won't get into that.

here are a few pictures of pico truncado. tomorrow is my last day here if everything works out with the bus then i will go back to bs as and live with ally and the cat for a little while and study i guess. hmmm other things, i cant remember...

soy!



merle africa