new adventure

my life is going to be changing soon... in 25 (!) short days i'm off to south america. i'll be living and working/volunteering in buenos aires for five months, with a month of traveling tacked on the end.

and i've decided that instead of trying to morph this blog into an argentina love fest, i would just do a one-off and keep all of my spanish thoughts in one place. so, if you're curious, here's where you can find me for the rest of 2009:

http://argentinacita.blogspot.com/

thanks for reading liamarq, even though i know i've provided a disappointing number of posts over the past few months. i hope to be back here blogging upon my return, with new energy and fresh ideas.


"the key to a passionate life is to trust and follow the energy within us."

things we ate

it was awesome.

fish tacos from roadside stands.

and on beach towels.

street food.

with horchata. i love horchata.

deep-fried shrimp-and-veggie-stuffed fish.

red snapper.

and breaded fillets.

a mexican-style pot roast casserole.

huevos divorciados for breakfast.

one of the best dishes i've ever had. really. creamy potatoes and corn and beef and things i don't know but want to eat again and again and again.

giant burrito. looks bad, tastes good.

birthday fajitas.

and plates of delight.

and other funky things that i'm still not sure of...

oh!

oh what a trip! a fantastic week indeed. i narrowed down my hundreds of pictures to "the best"... which still results in over 250 photographs. hmm. where do i even begin? how about a few highlights...

poolside lounging...

mango-on-a-stick...

beach cabanas...

mamacitas...

no places to be...

the dry dry dessert,

and our own personal guide...

lovely flowers,

and vistas asi...

asi...

and asi...

the freshest fruit...

birthday flan...

the hotel california...

rocky coves,

and rockier shores...

eating lots and lots of deliciously filled tortillas,

and jumping just because.

a la mexico

huzzah! time for another winter escape... it's too bad that i can't call it a spring fling, even though it's april... it's grey and cold and snowy and awful, which i suppose makes it all the better to escape from, yes?

this time the family (mom, dad, brother, sister) and i are heading to the baja peninsula to celebrate my sister's graduation from high school. oh the benefits of having younger siblings... we'll spend a day or two in cabo, but most of our time up the coast in la paz.


we'll spend the week relaxing on these beaches...

swimming with these creatures...

kayaking in these waters...

taking in these vistas...

dancing in the salsa clubs of this city...

and watching our fair share of sunrises and sunsets.

as excited as i am for the beaches, sunshine, good food and lack of work, i'm most looking forward to spending a full week with my family, away from everything. i honestly can't remember the last time we did that- i think it was when we took a similar trip to mexico to celebrate MY graduation from high school. eons ago, i tell you.

eater of men

you know they call them killer whales
but you seem surprised
when it pinned you down
to the bottom of the tank
where you can't turn around
it took half your leg
and both your lungs
when i craved i ate hearts of sharks
i know you know it

weekend of food

oh what a weekend we had... delicious food left and right. man, it was a gastrointestinal dreamland.

the 112 burger and tres leches cake at 112 eatery



sandwiches, salads and soups at the Be'wiched deli.



loaded hashbrowns and breakfast quesadillas at French Meadow.



fresh baked bread at Great Harvest



and oreo ice cream from Sebastian Joe's


it doesn't get much better than that.


(oh, and in case you were wondering, the meeting of the parents went extremely well. but i obviously have a one-track mind in which good food trumps all...)