La Montaña

We've had a couple of days of Spanish lessons and it's only helped to remind me how much I hate learning languages. There is way too much memorising. I'm finding it very difficult (big surprise) mostly because the teacher only speaks to me in Castellano and as much as I know that that is the best way to learn a language, after the two hours are over, my brain is pretty much dead. Luckily the night life in Bariloche is quite nice, so there are plenty of good places to go and relax after a hard day studying.

Last night for example, we went to a truly excellent local bar. The atmosphere was something that I have never experienced before. There were two classical guitars on a stage which seemed as if just about anyone could pick up and play, as well as a microphone which anyone could use to sing. I got the impression that everyone in Argentina can either sing, play the guitar, or both really really well. There was a sort of band that played most of the night, but one of the members was the owner of the place, so he had to go and serve drinks every so often. During the times he was on stage, there seemed to be an exchange of insults between him and the audience. I failed to understand most of it, but they were apparently all very funny, because everyone would laugh after each one. This really was some cultural experience.