The Conversationalist

It was my last week in Buenos Aires, and my last week in the “Americas.” To recognize the closing of this chapter, I decided to become a Porteño. And speaking of chapter, I started a book club!

Yesterday, I was sitting here in Buenos Aires, clacking away on my keyboard, and doing my usual business of editing videos, sending emails and saving the world by spending too much time on Facebook, when a lovely (and demanding!) note popped into my inbox.

I was excited to find a good balance this week between pointing the camera at myself and pointing the camera local people and culture. What do you prefer? Baylis footage? Or locational footage?

Dear Family and Friends, Buenos Aires is a beautiful and complex place. Sometimes I think that I might go mad with the traffic and exhaust fumes and dog shit, but other times I’m sitting in a historic café, reading a book and sipping a cup of wine, wondering why it took me so long to [...]

A selection of imagines from my month working and playing in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

A series of photos highlighting some of the things I saw on a ferry ride from Buenos Aires to Colonia, Uruguay.

I think I’ve found my Argentinian groove. It involves hangin’ out in cemeteries, eating sausage and riding on introspective trains. Oh, Buenos Aires, you had me at “bidet.”

Dear Family and Friends, When I wrote you last from Buenos Aires, I was dealing with the recent effects of a night spent snuggling with bed bugs. This is not an experience that I recommend. But I’m happy to announce that, over the course of the week, my wounds have healed.

Here are eleven examples of some fascinating street art found on shops, homes and other structures in one of South America’s biggest and most creative cities. 

Well that was certainly a week! There were seven days to it. And as a result, I have seven new videos to tantalize your senses! My personal favorite was the tango dancers. But I’m a romantic fool for that type of stuff.

Dear Family and Friends, It’s been a bumpy week of reestablishing my health and trying to find my Argentinian groove. But despite the beautifulness of the city of Buenos Aires and the friendliness of my hosts, I hit a bit of a wall this week.

As you know, my dear reader, a big part of my  adventure this year is volunteering with various organizations around the globe. This gives me the opportunity to engage with communities, as well as to do a task that I might not have ever had the opportunity of doing.