Tag: argentina

  • What’s another Year

    What’s another Year

    Who remembers me being a Pariah in Argentina? Who remembers that? It is a year ago. One year. One year ago we were stuck in Argentina, one year ago our flight was canceled 9 times, and one year ago we were repatriated through an Air France flight, long after the airport of EZE was closed.…

  • All Black!!

    I always thought Argentina was a football (soccer) country, so was I surprised to see that the boys in school play rugby, not soccer. Although my son was in the school rugby team in Belgium, his level was so low (as sports levels in Belgian schools are generally very low) that he couldn’t even join…

  • The Mecca of Tango

    When you say Argentina, you say tango. It isnt quite clear how it started, nor when, but it is certain that the first tango-like dances originate around the Rio de la Plata, in Buenos Aires and in Montevideo. The first tango music was created and became more popular in the years 1890-1900, when people used…