End of summer sales!
One of my favorite things to do in Buenos Aires is shop. Shop, shop, shop. Especially if the clothes are on sale. Below are some of the things I’ve bought:
Skirt, Las Pepas
Flashy, but 100% cotton and really light
Skirt, La Coquette
A bit pricey, but it has a neat rising back. Works well with a black shirt and leggings.
Shirt, adorhada guillermina
A ridiculous pattern. I bought it to wear with black jeans (still to hot to wear those) and to piss off my ex-boyfriend, who hates mint green.
Shoes, Lady Comfort
These are fall shoes, and weren’t on sale, but all my other closed toe flats have been destroyed by BA sidewalks.
Shirt, Lupe
Comfortable, light. I bought this a size up because it looks better loose.
Jeans, Wanama
So you know those really odd shades of skinny jeans that Argentine girls with mullets wear? I bought a pair in an inoffensive color (though I was tempted by mint green).
Now, I spent a lot of money on these clothes. But most cheap Argentine clothes are made out of polyester and viscosa, a rather shady sounding fabric. So I’ve started spending more to get something that’s well made. At the very least, whenever someone in the USA compliments me, I can say “Why, this old thing? I bought it in Argentina!”
LIFE Argentina
I’ve been interning with LIFE Argentina for the past few months, so this is my plug.
LIFE, or Luchemos para una Infancia Feliz y con Esperanza (we fight for a childhood with happiness and hope), was started after the 2001 crash. The poor were hit the hardest, and the children of the poor were hit worst of all.
We do a bunch of activities with the kids- school support, soccer, cooking classes, and birthday parties. If you want to learn more about the activities, please go to the website: http://www.lifeargentina.org/
The staff are really awesome and the kids are very welcoming. There is no maximum or minimum time comittment. If you are in BA, I suggest you check it out.
