Golden Oldies

Is it possible to be in a constant state of bliss? Yes, when you live in BA it's pretty standard. Each day we are falling more in love with our neighborhood. Tonight, we had an amazing steak dinner for not even 20 dollars a piece (well, Karlyn did for that matter) at La Cabrera courtesy of Mike Lewis. They literally brought us a feast that could have served a family of ten and we accompanied that by a $5 bottle of amazing malbec wine. We have begun collecting cards- business and pleasure. We have two baskets, one filled with business cards we receive each night from people offering us jobs and the second with all the restaurants we want to try. Our favorites so far include: Bandot- a great pisco bar that is so posh and has two for one deals on Wednesdays, Historieta Nacional- bar documenting the comics of Argentina for the last 50 years with great pastries, and finally our neighboorhood Mexican establishment called La Flor Azteca where we will most definitely go to get the necessities. These are just a few of the many bars. Those that need business inspiration should come here immediately.

Our new highlight of the day is that I got a job. I now work as sales director for the US for my special book. See link.It could not be a better environment. Karlyn is coming tomorrow to also apply for the position so we can work together. We are thinking of doing a few days at this place and then also working somewhere else to gain experience and contacts. The office is an old stable that has been turned into an office with amazing paintings all over because the owner's dad was a famous artist here. All the doors open to a garden in the middle of the building where all the employees dine daily for lunch. The company is a family owned business and they could not be nicer. The whole group greeted me with open arms as I sauntered in an hour late because I had no idea the office was located 40 minutes outside the city. The office is located in the suburbs complete with a polo court and their local golf club with Spanish mansions featured throughout. The company creates autobiographies for people and is a multinational company seeking to expand their sales in the United States and Karlyn and I are the ones who can make that happen.

So now that we are finally employed, we can say goodbye to the older creepers. Last night was quite eventful and full of people who do not comprehend that at a certain age they cannot attend certain bars and pretend like they own the place. We went to Museum, the Wednesday night spot, that featured over 3,000 people dancing to reggae music. Luckily, we managed to have a comfy spot away from the crowd that allowed us to sip our champagne at ease (despite the many requests for our number). It's too funny that both of us seemed to be texting boys with the name Mariano this morning, only mine were in Spanish. I have also become a full time translator. For the majority of the night Karlyn will have men whispering sweet nothings in her ear not understanding what they are saying, but smiling from ear to ear. I do my best to translate, but this accent and my Spanish skills need improvement. Regardless, we're getting by and our daily phrase is how could you ever leave this place? For those of you that are considering to visit, pack heavy. You might not leave once you visit. Actually, there's a pretty much guarantee that you won't, so you might as well look into a visa now.