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Sitting at the hostel, at about 4 am, trying (at least the two gringas (Kelly and I) in this photo are trying) to learn this tricky Argentine card game. The man sitting near me is the hostel owner and was extremely patient with our gringa-ness (a constant joke). The other smiling face is Sergio, a Mexican who speaks better English than Aaron (another reoccuring joke!). Since I descend from an avid card playing family where our bloodline contains Kem Card ink, I had no choice but to drink enough beer and yerba mate and to learn quickly.
In Truco you use this wacky Argentine deck of cards. There are 4 suits like our traditional deck, yet the suits are extremely different from my well-known clubs, hearts, spades, and diamonds (one is supposedly a ¨branch¨ but it clearly resembles a strangely colored and skinned animal leg). Regardless, this game is all about table-talk, cheating, and lying. Needless to say we had a blast this evening, and when the alarmn went off the next morning, a mere 3 hours after I found my way to bed, I was up and chipper to head the mountain for a day of snowboarding with newfound backpacking friends.
Speaking of the mountain, yesterday was EPIC! I have become extremely fond of the sport of snowboarding and we found ourselves riding jar-dropping powder (no joke, waist deep at parts) at the biggest, most impressive resort I have ever seen. We (Amy, Cam, Miguel, Aaron and I) rode all day...well, until our legs were shaking from the incredibly long runs, and our arms exhausted from unburying ourselves from the deepness. Wow, being in Patagonia is everything I have hope, and more.
3 comments:
Hello Kerri, Aaron and all your newfound friends.....I was so excited to see your picture on the web site for the hostel (saw it at jeanne's yesterday) You look like you are having a blast!!! Tell your friend (hostel owner) to smile for mom....don't have a lot of time now just wanted to say hi and glad to keep hearing about your adventures on this blog. Hope you have more pictures soon. keep us posted of where you are and what you are doing. Snowboarding sounds like it was fun. can't wait to hear(see) more. Not much new from here - going to maybe get to meet Amanda's new beau and his kids this weekend (they may be coming to the beach) Megan and aaron are planning on coming down for labor day - i am excited !!! a long time between kids. gotta run now - hugs to all - keep in touch. Have fun, be safe!!
love ya
mom
Dear Kerri, It is a terrific photo of you and all of your new pals, but someone is missing? Where in the world is Aaron? Was he the photographer or did he have too much yerba mate to smile? I would love to see a shot of one and all.
Today I stayed home and painted here with some friends. We were all pleased with our results so far. Sometimes it is just fine to find a perfect place to paint in the wilds of Maryland. But there is also something to be said for a back porch, flowering plants, running water and a ceiling fan.
Allison is bringing Keba back on Thursday and it will be fun to have him here again.
I am so glad that this adventure is going so well and you're both having such a fantastic time. Please post again soon, love, XXX OOO XXX
Very pretty design! Keep up the good work. Thanks.
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