Buenos Aires, Argentina

Spanish is still a little muddled in my head! Today we were learning ‘to be’ and when to apply ‘ser’ or ‘estar’…. After class the Kiwi’s, Harriet and Guy were going to the Eva Peron museum, which was on my list so we decided to grab lunch and then head over. Fun with the waitress practicing our Spanish, she then verified orders by practicing her English. Huge milanesa sandwich, ordered ‘simple’, this means just that. If you order ‘completo’ it comes with everything, like fries/egg/ham. It actually started raining as we walked to the museum. The museum is in a former building of the Eva Peron Foundation, quite a grand and beautiful building. Interesting presentation of the former First Lady, I had watched Evita previous but this focused more on how she supported the poor and woman through her role. Originally trained as an actress with a few roles, she met Peron at a rally for earthquake victims and married him a year later and he became president. She was really popular with the lower classes and together the Perons set up child education, holiday options for the poor, hospitals to improve the conditions for the working class. The museum obviously focuses on the positives of her life and role, she died at 33 of cancer and was given a state funeral joined by masses, the first for someone of her status. The museum was nicely presented and they featured some of her glamorous and day to day outfits which were lovely. This evening I went for a few beers with Faye, a British girl staying for a couple of weeks. We hit a couple of craft breweries near Plaza Serrano.