Sunday, September 6, 2009

The weekend

This weekend we did some fun things. Yesterday (Saturday), first we went to synagogue in the morning. We met two nice people. One of them spoke okay English, and one of them spoke a lot of English. They welcomed us to the shul and they said we could come to the shul on the High Holidays. Since there was a bnai mitzvah, the person who was having it chose for the food at kiddush to be knishes and bourekas and some sandwiches. I loved the bourekas, which are mushrooms inside of phyllo dough, and I loved the knishes just as much. Knishes are mashed potatoes inside a kind of dough. That was a great way to start off the day.

Then we went to the English bookstore, which was helpful and we got some books that looked very good, including a Mafalda comic book translated into English. Mafalda is by far the most popular comic here, even though there hasn't been a new one since the 1970s. After that we went to a little store to buy some spoons and two decks of playing cards and other stuff. The playing cards are different here, because they have 4 of each card and they are all numbers, with no letters. It goes from 1 to 12. After that we went home for lunch and then walked to the Japanese garden to see if there would be a tea ceremony, which there wasn't. But after a few minutes in the Japanese garden, I got very sick. We had to take a taxi home. Then I had some tea and watched Argentina lose to Brazil in soccer, 3-1, on T.V. Then I felt better.

Today (Sunday) we went out to have a huge kosher meat lunch, which was made up of sausage, steak, breaded chicken, a quarter of a chicken, and a hot pastrami sandwich. It was so great. After that, we went to the parque (park) to watch some people who live in Argentina whose families are from other countries, dance traditional dances from those countries. At the end they all did the tango. Then we went home and watched some of the US Open, where they did not show Venus playing the women's game but instead showed some Argentine guy because he is from Argentina. That's all for now.
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  1. UnknownSeptember 7, 2009 at 4:47 PM

    Sorry you felt sick! Was it an allergic reaction, do you think? Or, was it too much delicious kosher meat, knishes, borekas, etc.? Anyway, if you're feeling fine now, we're glad.
    Today is Labor Day in the USA. You parents know a lot about the history of a holiday for people who work, to honor their hard labors. We didn't go to the Philadelphia parade, but we took a walk and enjoyed a quiet day. Many stores are closed. Besides that, I'm starting to get ready for Rosh Hashanah. As you must realize, we won't have your family with us! We'll miss you, and so will the cousins from Atlanta and Philadelphia.
    What will you do for your Dad's birthday tomorrow? Sing him a song of 'cumpleanos', please!

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  2. UnknownSeptember 8, 2009 at 12:38 PM

    I am envious of that kosher lunch you describe - sounds amazingly delicious!!

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  3. UnknownSeptember 13, 2009 at 5:12 PM

    We know you had a good weekend. Now, a week ahead, then Rosh Hashanah on next weekend! We hope to hear about what is happening in your life during the week in school.

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