Mullets, stray cats and dog poop

I basically summed up the most distinguishing parts of BsAs thus far... and yet I still love it! I have never seen so many mullets a la hipster outside of British tourists and band members of the ´burg. Even girls have them here... can´t say I am a big fan... but who am I to judge?! I met some Argentine hairdressers last night at the bar we (yes, i can say ´we´ not ´I´... a group of like 15!)but I digress in trying to prove my ability to jump right into things... they loved my cowboy boots (V best item we packed so far)and struck up a conversation in very Argentine Spanish... how can I explain it?... you know the sound ssshhh... picture that with a Z to make zzhhhh... it´s really tricky and I don´t understand half of it... however at 3 am I seemed to be able to speak it to my cab driver with no problem. Who by the way gave me his local fave spots to eat... I´ll let you know when I test them out. So... these hair dressers were definitely on the ´cutting edge´ side of the style here... and they want to CUT MY HAIR... I leave it to you blog readers... SHOULD I GO TO THEIR SALON in a mullet ridden society????
Where do the stray cats and dog poop fit in with all of this??? Lemme start from the beginning.. I had an AMAZING day yesterday. I walked from my Barrio which is San Cristobal - Once all the way to Palermo... it was like a 3 hour walk in my NY bad ass style. VERY COOL. I walked through a very Argentine working class area, the very touristy Santa Fe shopping avenue (think Broadway) to the very trendy Palermo which in my opinion is a mix of Paris, SoHo and Park Slope. I really like it... it´s the desired place to live. We are going to Tango lessons there tonight.
Within this walk I made it to the botanical gardens.. eh... it was ´aight´ but nothing compared to Dominica botanical Gardens were Dom and I went. I actually really enjoyed the statues... pretty wacky Italian stuff. There was also a beautiful greenhouse brought in from Paris (made me think of Maggie)... the odd part of this garden were the STRAY CATS... there seemed to be hundreds- think Montrose backyard back in the day!!! but alas, my allergies took over and I needed to get outta there quick! Next stop was the Zoo... closed... doh!
The japanese gardens came next... it was very pretty.
What the day made me realize is that BsAs is not so much about the tourist attractions but the place itself- the rich food, the warm hospitality, the laid back mentality and wordly awarness. I see the charm in this place.
Last night I had a going away party - bday party... on day 2, I know!!! I met tons of new people... from Sweden, Switzerland, Vancouver, London and Newton, MA (they went to Newtown North)... got lots of new email adresses... made lots of plans for the week... and it seems like my life here has started in full swing... two is defo better than 1... my second day was really amazing and has given me such confidence and confirmation that this trip will be nothing short of ´the experience of my life´... hope I am sharing it well with you all... xoxo Gi (ah... the poop... no one cleans up their dog poop on the street... its everywehere!)