The Five Foot Traveler

Sarah Gallo

Monthly Archives: August 2013

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Those of you that know me know that I just happen to love maracuyá, aka PASSIONFRUIT, so you can only imagine my surprise when we went to a café and there was a passionfruit smoothie on the menu. This wasn’t your typical smoothie though: it wasn’t thick and actually tasted like they put the passionfruit through a juicer. Everyone said my face lit up as I took the first taste – I was that happy. Oh, and the café happens to be on my block…can you guess where I will be going weekly?

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The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page

St. Augustine

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Beautifully decorated tree in La Boca

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La Boca! This is a barrio of Buenos Aires, located in the southeast near its old port. La Boca is the neighborhood of Buenos Aires that sits at the mouth of the Riachuelo — “Boca” is Spanish for mouth, hence the name. The area is tourist galore, however, the colorful houses were made for me. I mean, a purple wall with yellow trim and an orange door…couldn’t be more perfect! Maybe I’ll replicate it someday in my own house…

On the pedestrian streets that we walked through, the Caminito, we saw many tango artists perform but, of course, if you wanted a photo you had to pay. La Boca is an area unlike the rest of the city, but quite fun nonetheless.

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Barriga llena, corazón contento

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Todos, meet Esther. She is my host mom, aka my Spanish abuela. I was quite worried about who I would live with and if we would get along, especially considering the fact that no hablo español, but we hit it off right off the bat. I feel so lucky to be living with such a sweet, caring lady. Every night she tries to teach me some Spanish while we eat her home-cooked meals. Muy delicioso.

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Almost there! #painless #soclose #nyubuenosaires #letsdothis


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When the tango took hold of me, it was as if I had found the ultimate lover. No single experience can be as fascinating as this dance. No single work of art is so replete with all the joy and sorrow and longing and tragi-comedy of the human race, as is a tango danced between a man and a woman. It is labyrinthine, yet so simple. Each lasts just a few moments, yet it is eternal. There is a purity amidst all its complexities.

La Nuit Blanche

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Milonga is the word used for a place where tango is danced. So…you guessed it…we took tango lessons! Tango originated in the lower-class districts of Buenos Aires and Montevideo in the 1890s, and it was fascinating to be learning the dance in the ciudad where it was established. I think I speak for most of us in saying that it was much harder than we had thought, but by the end we had the hang of it (errr…sort of). Instead of heading home for an early night as I had planned, I stayed at the milonga with a few friends, shared some bottles of vino, and watched people dance that actually knew how to tango. It was beautiful.

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We travel, initially, to lose ourselves, and we travel, next, to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts and eyes. And we travel, in essence, to become young fools again—to slow time down and get taken in, and fall in love once more.

Pico Iyer

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1 girl. 5 months. 2 continents. 8 countries. I’m ready.

Study Abroad, Round Two. Buenos Aires.

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After about 24 hours of travel, I finally made it to Argentina! For our very first breakfast in Buenos Aires, we were pleased to find a vast array of “postres.” Yes, desserts for breakfast. I chose what I thought was a regular donut with a chocolate topping, but when I bit into it my taste buds were in awe. This was not a regular donut. To my delight, it was filled with…dulce de leche! Our very first encounter. I knew right of the bat that dulce de leche and I would become besties…

Not a bad introduction to Buenos Aires!

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I have arrived in Buenos Aires! 24 hours later and I’m finally unpacked and ready for this adventure!

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I received my housing assignment about two weeks ago and found out that I will be living with a Spanish grandma. She seems so sweet! I was a bit worried about going to Argentina as a non-Spanish-speaker, but it’s at least comforting knowing that Esther speaks some English. I’m sure that we will have a fantastic time getting to know each other and working together on improving my Spanish and her English. 

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In 48 hours I will finally be on my way to Buenos Aires! Cannot wait.