What da heck do I do in Buenos Aires for 3 months?

[mike carey]

9 minutes ago, BSR said:

Thanks, I’m keeping my fingers crossed for Iguazú.  I won’t be able to enjoy the Brazilian side because I couldn’t figure out the online visa application to save my life.  Plus it’s supposed to rain the whole time I’m there.  Oh well, even in less than ideal weather, I’m sure the waterfalls are still beautiful.

They are, and on the Argentine side you are in among them, winding between cascades on the paths. We did a jet boat trip from a bit downstream, worth it, but it adds to rather than creates the experience, and it may not even been an option now. The Brazilian side gives you a grand vista of them. Whatever you are able to see, it's an experience of a lifetime. But in reality, it's one of many, not the defining one.

[+ José Soplanucas]

1 hour ago, mike carey said:

They are, and on the Argentine side you are in among them, winding between cascades on the paths. We did a jet boat trip from a bit downstream, worth it, but it adds to rather than creates the experience, and it may not even been an option now. The Brazilian side gives you a grand vista of them. Whatever you are able to see, it's an experience of a lifetime. But in reality, it's one of many, not the defining one.

I just deleted a post I wrote before reading this, recommending the view from Brazil. 

[mike carey]

17 minutes ago, José Soplanucas said:

I just deleted a post I wrote before reading this, recommending the view from Brazil. 

Perhaps you could have left it, others' opinions, even when they repeat things that have already been said in different words, can be helpful. Especially in this case, when coming from an Argentine. But your recommendation of the other view is still recorded here.

[BSR]

On 8/18/2025 at 9:48 AM, José Soplanucas said:

Julio Chavez and Laura Oliva are amazing performers, and the adaptation is well done and effective. I cried like a baby. 

I wrote my previous post from the Plaza de la República, ~20 minutes after seeing “La ballena.”  The play also hit me pretty hard, but I had to think about it.  After some reflection ~2 hours later, I was able to understand it on a deeper level.  And then this morning, while discussing it with my teacher (I was taking 2 hours of private classes a day), I actually started crying because of the play’s simultaneous beauty and sadness.

Maybe because Spanish is my 2nd language (although I was able to understand all the dialogue just fine), more likely because it simply took me longer to process, “La ballena” impacted me almost (just?) as strongly as it did you.  Thanks again for the recommendation.

Edited yesterday at 06:01 PM by BSR
Wording

[+ José Soplanucas]

27 minutes ago, BSR said:

I wrote my previous post from the Plaza de la República, ~20 minutes after seeing “La ballena.”  The play also hit me pretty hard, but I had to think about it.  After some reflection ~2 hours later, I was able to understand it on a deeper level.  And then this morning, while discussing it with my teacher (I was taking 2 hours of private classes a day), I actually started crying because of the play’s simultaneous beauty and sadness.

Maybe because Spanish is my 2nd language (although I was able to understand all the dialogue just fine), more likely because it simply took me longer to process, “La ballena” impacted me almost (just?) as strongly as it did you.  Thanks again for the recommendation.

Good to know you have feelings! 😇