Last night saw us at the family supper with most of the Caseron guests sitting in the garden on an unusually chilly and windy evening, such that at midnight sweaters were worn as champagne toasts were drunk and greetings made in Spanish, Dutch, German and English. We went onto the roof garden as fireworks erupted in the sky above. Inhibitions lost tango dancing continued into the night.
New Years Day morning, 'phone calls made thanks to Skype including a video link with Alex; how small the world has become with the internet.
New Years give a space to reflect and resolve and this year, more so, away from the habitual; to recognise the sameness of every one's needs, fears and ambitions and unlearn the rest.
Irene's special friend Jenny (Lleni) leaves Caseron today for a new job which is sad, they get on so well. She wants to keep in contact so I will have to keep practicing my Spanish as she speaks very little English. Irene and Lleni perform the same linguistic ritual each morning on meeting - Spanish first, then English added, then the mixture stirred, concluding in much laughter and lots of hugs. I must also soon write a letter to our friends from Santa Fe as the email addresses we exchanged keep failing.
We are now 3/4 way through our time in BA and one knows the rest will fly by. I wont need to go searching through records now to know 'what if', that was another time, I know all that I need to know, some nature, some nurture, Buenos Aires is a place in which some very special people we have got to know live.
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