10 Things I love about Buenos Aires

Quote du jour
You may have the universe if I may have Italy. ~Giuseppe Verdi

Reflections
To be honest, at first I was really unsure of how I felt about coming back here, to Italy.  On the flight over, I had the sensation of going back to an ex-boyfriend.  Would he take me back?  Would he still love me?  Would the relationship pick up where it left off?  Would we have to hash through some issues before moving on? My year has been crazy.  My last few months in Buenos Aires were hysterical and intense, for reasons I may never express here on this blog.  Pulling myself out of there was both liberating and traumatic.  I arrived in Seattle naked, unsure of who I was anymore.  When I obtained my Italian passport soon after (finally!), I knew I was supposed to be exc

Mi amor para siempre

The Changing of the Seasons
Recently I mentioned that

Mina & Piazzolla
Mina is one of the most amazing Italian singers, in my opinion.   She’s unique.  Her voice tears you apart inside, in a good way. This evening I was whisked away to a presentation on the lovely Mina, and we were shown various recordings of her throughout the important eras in her career. The pleasant surprise of the evening (for me) was when they showed us a performance in which she sang a tango, Balada Para Mi Muerte, accompanied by Astor Piazzolla.  It moved me.  And I found it on youtube: And here’s a song by Mina che mi da brividi (that gives me shivers). It’s called Ancora, Ancora, Ancora: