It’s really nice and so relaxing to be in a country where you are not uniquely of interest because you are a source of income. Although I understand these cases as well.
On my way to San Telmo I started chatting (in Spanish, yes!) with a man walking his dog, and he was very helpful. Being so used to it in other places I started wondering, even if he was really very nice, how I would get rid of him, and what he wanted from me. We then reached a corner, he asked my name, said with warmth “Nice to meet you”, and he went his own way. Genuine people, cool country. I like Argentina despite the fact that I am always either too warm or too cold.
I then met at a Tango demonstration una Argentina de Mar del Plata. Again, so nice, she gave me a specialist insight on Tango, that she practiced herself. Here, interestingly, as for some Salsa classes in Europe, Tango teachers insist that dancers change partners in order to improve their guiding skills. In Switzerland, I have the impression that some are reluctant to do this, that dancing with a partner is exclusively a “couple” thing. It’s true that Tango does ask to reach high levels when the two dancers should only make one.
I then finished my afternoon with an unplanned Spanish practical training. I like Argentina.
