Not much news

Now that things have settled down a bit back there in the UK, I feel it is time to stir things up a bit so.... no I'm only joking. As the title says, I don't have much news. I managed to eat today without getting stomach cramps (now feeling like Stanley when he understands a command - my head is cocked to one side and my tail is wagging).

I met a friend (L) for afternoon tea today and caught up on the news. It seems that there are a couple more men attending the tango class so I might give it another go. L says that one of them is barrel chested and likes to hug his partner close - should be interesting.

There was a party last night to which I was invited but totally forgot about (how sad is that). Like all parties here it didn't really get going until midnight and people were still arriving when L left at 3am. I was still awake at that time but deep in the world of lesson planning and timetabling - it's a hard life being a teacher.

I've also discovered the Argentine equivalent of squash - in the UK they just remove some of the water for you to add back later, here they remove all of it and put the powder in a sachet. I am currently drinking mango squash and lovely it is too. No chemical taste to it - a new addition to the shopping basket.

Which reminds me - I went to a tea party at another teacher's house. Proper tea was had (English Breakfast tealeaves) with cakes and civilised conversation (female only you see, makes such a difference). I also discovered the secret to the milk. I've been buying the UHT because it comes in cartons whereas the fresh comes in (yes, you guessed it) bags ['bags' is big out here]. Turns out you can buy special 'ghost' jugs for the bags of milk - a handle and base that you put the bag in - and everything pours perfectly. I tell you, you learn something new every day.