A Trip to La Boca and the Triple Mac

This morning we discussed Argentinian history in our Contemporary Issues/Cold War class. After enjoying a nice lunch in a rather large park in the neighborhood we took a bus to La Boca, a somewhat tourist area downtown. The ride was perhaps one of the most enjoyable parts of the day, as we passed a variety of monuments and buildings that were directly connected to the events we discussed in class.

I finally got to have a conversation with a local about basketball, as opposed to soccer. Because of my height, he immediately asked if I played basketball. After bringing up Manu Ginobli I left him with a simple phrase..."Viva Los Lakers." We walked through a variety of shops and past the soccer stadium before sitting down for a small bite to eat. 

The restaurant where we dined had live professional tango dancing. As I ate my ham and cheese empanada, things became more interesting as a number of people in our group took turns on the stage with the professionals. The dancers tried to get me to join them but I replied with some butchered form of "Im too good of a dancer for you." 

After a longer ride back during rush hour it was time too accomplish one of the trip goals- conquer the Triple Mac. A number of us enjoyed our entrees on the second floor of a futuristic McDonald's. The behemoth burger had one more patty than a traditional Big Mac but much less thousand island dressing.

We gathered tonight for some worship songs in the main room before hitting the books. Tomorrow we will be walking to a local cemetary where we will have class for 4 hours before doing more work with LIFE in the afternoon.