La vida pluricultural

The theme of the end of the weekend was definitely multiculturalism.

On Saturday, I went to an amazing Deli & Juice Bar in Palermo Soho called bBlue (http://www.b-blue.com.ar/). I ate a delicious smoked salmon sandwich and had an unbelievably amazing Strawberry-Orange licuado (smoothie). Between the bagel the day before and the lox on Saturday, I joked that I completed my need for a bagel and lox. Haha.

Saturday night, I went to a really great movie. My friend Saba, is an intern for a website called What's Up Buenos Aires and her boss told her about a "secret movie theatre." Basically, a tiny one-theatre place in San Telmo that is completely unmarked and shows indie films. A group of us went, stopping at a DELICIOUS ice cream shop beforehand, called la Nona Bianca (the white nun, in Italian), and we arrived at the address of the theatre, where the only indication that something was going on was an older man standing in the doorway. I am convinced that this city loves "secret" places! From the infamous closed-door restaurants, to the unmarked clubs I always seem to pass when I walk home, to even secret movie theaters. This city is all about who is in the know, and when you end up finding something off the beaten path, you feel like you are part of that BA elite.

Well, anyhow, we saw this movie called Soul Kitchen. And here is where the multicultural aspects start to come in. The 2009 comedy was directed by a Turk, starred two Greek actors, was set in Germany and had Spanish subtitles. Woah. The movie was great though! It was hilarious, and really original (I will let you google the movie if you are interested in a plot summary).

Today, Sunday, was beautiful and sunny, like that spell of rain had never even come through. I had heard that there was a feria (outdoor festival) to celebrate Rosh Hashannah, the Jewish New Year that starts on Wednesday of this week, near my house. A couple of friends and I went to check it out. What did I find? Falafel, klezmer music, and many stands selling Judaica! How awesome! The combination of the Argentine feria (so popular, there are dozens of ferias around the city every weekend) and the Jewish holiday was fantastic! I think this was the first in a set of ferias celebrating those who have emigrated to Argentina, as a part of the bicentennial celebration (Argentina takes this bicentennial business seriously, I think they are going to celebrate for the entire year). Anyhow, it was the perfect end to a lovely weekend.

Multiculture summary: On Saturday night, I went to an Italian ice cream place before seeing a German movie with Spanish subtitles about Greek brothers. On Sunday, I went to an Argentine-Jewish festival. I think thats pretty good for one weekend :)