Argentine Feriado (Holiday) el Bicentennario con Familia

Haha I feel silly talking about my north american food exchange without ever having talked about my Argentine food exchange. I came back from Iguazu on tuesday the 25th. Right away Cristina and I scrambled to turn in her Visa application (it has to be completely filled out in under 20 minutes or it times out.... its VERY difficult) As soon as we finished- the doorbell rang. Cristina had invited her family over for locro- a traditional Argentine gaucho stew meant to be eaten with family. They were lovely all of them, very comfortable to talk to, friendly, curious. and to top it all off- the locro (a traditionally VERY meaty dish) was made in a vegetarian style. For me becuase "la nena no le gusta carne" It was really very sweet. Hanging out with the family I learned the word fanfarron (fanfare) and ratoncito (toothfairy). Oh! And i spoke only Spanish the entire day. I think spending the Bicentennario with an Argentine family really was the way to go. : )

Also, despite my camera being broken- they wanted a group picture. This is what resulted: