Author Archives: tangobunny

Everywhere I look as I travel to morning Spanish class, people are blowing their noses! Winter is waning but our colds are still with us. Mine seems hard to shake in this humid climate. It’s not so cold now but … Continue reading →

Tomorrow is Friday, Aug 13.  Oops-it’s already tomorrow! 1:00 A.M.  The way things have been going for me these first two weeks, one might think better of taking a plane to another town in Argentina.  But I’m going, and I’m … Continue reading →

So today we were all invited-all three of us in our Spanish class-to say what we like about Buenos Aires.  I said: “Me gusta empanadas, spaghetti Florentina, dulce de leche, Malbec, . . .etc.” And I said “Me gusta Juan … Continue reading →

It is Sunday morning and there is no pounding around this little tango hotel which normally begins before 8 a.m. Construction on both sides has driven all but two of us away! The building is cold and empty, save for … Continue reading →

I have to confess that this project is a lot harder than I imagined.  One really needs Spanish-at least some-I have nearly zero at the moment.  It’s colder than predicted and I do not have sufficient warm clothing. I hate … Continue reading →

Itś Friday, July 30. My momś birthday-Happy Birthday, Mom! I will celebrate your birthday by going to a milonga-my first real outing into the BsAs tango world-tonight with Theresa, from Germany and one other gal here at Lunallena in BsAs. … Continue reading →

It’s 7:50 a.m. I will call Lawrence, my Spanish teacher, in ten minutes to let him know I won’t be able to make my lesson in Northeast Portland this a.m. There’s too much left to do before I leave: people … Continue reading →

The goodbye party on Sunday evening was lovely. About 80 folks turned out to say “Farewell and have a great adventure in Buenos Aires!” My teacher, Alex Krebs, came out to the church and delighted everyone with an introductory lesson … Continue reading →

Today I met with our interim sabbatical pastor to get her oriented to the church and office. Now it’s just 11 more days and so much left to do before I leave for three months. I am at once excited … Continue reading →

The Lily Foundation posed this question for any clergy from any denomination anticipating sabbatical leave and hoping for financial support. Of course I applied!  It was my first serious attempt at a grant proposal and I found it both challenging … Continue reading →