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Market/City and Tango Day

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 Today was one of the most fun days I’ve had on this trip so far! Starting out the morning right, I went to a café with some friends and enjoyed a nice cup of coffee and some pastries. Afterwards I gathered up the guys and we went out to start our market trip! We first went to the  first market called San Telmo. It was pretty close by and was absolutely beautiful inside. The stores were awesome to look through and I bought some really neat stuff! Practicing my Spanish has been fun for me especially making conversation to purchase an item. When we got through the entire market, we took an uber to the Feria de Mataderos. This was a larger market about 30 minutes from the first. Our uber driver didn’t speak any English which was another great opportunity to attempt to speak in Spanish. We successfully had a conversation and were able to communicate with him throughout the ride. The Feria de Mataderos was amazing. There was live group dancing in the center and a whole array of shops surrounding it. I also made some fun purchases and conversations out there! Going back to the hotel, we took another uber who also didn’t speak any English. This time was a little more difficult to keep up with and could have just been the exhaustion of the day. 


Next, we took tango lessons! I’ve danced ballroom for 3 years so I had some experience behind me, however in a super small room with 40 people was a unique experience! The lesson was a lot of fun, despite the lack of space, and we made it work! Then we went out for the dinner and tango show. The dinner was yummy! It was a bit light but covered me for the show. The show was magnificent, I did my best to follow along with the story, hearing key words and using context clues, but it was a bit difficult. But just being able to watch the show and enjoy it was a surreal experience. I’m super excited to see what the rest of this trip holds!!


Jake Fagone

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