Tulia and I cooling off in the pool!

Argentina has humid weather, amazing roaming animals, and fresh and juicy foods that will lighten up your tastebuds!

 

Weather here in Argentina is always hot and humid which makes for boiling summers and fall-like winters. When I arrived here last week, I was surprised that the heat made me feel tired and heavy because I’m so used to the coolness of Calgary.   I was expecting to love the heat, but I didn’t really love it until I could jump into my backyard pool to cool off.  Yesterday night it rained and rained with booming thunder and electrifying lighting, only stopping this morning. It was a good thing because it freshened up the plants and trees, and made the day a little cooler.  We aren’t the only ones dealing with the weather here, animals are too!

 

Hummy, the hummingbird, in our backyard.

The animals here make you feel as if you were on a tropical island.

Hummingbirds hover through the sky, while insects (which are HUGE and freak me out) annoy the land, and the dogs… well… roam the city as if it was their own. We have a hummingbird in the backyard that is always around when I’m in the swimming pool, drinking nectar from all the flowers, my sister calls him Hummy.

Grasshoppers are HUGE!

I am surprised to see the size of the bugs such as beetles, crickets, and water bugs; although the mosquitos are huge and every where, that didn’t surprise me that much, but they sure bite me!  Dogs here wander like cats do in Calgary.

Dogs in Argentina

So, you need to watch out for gangs of dogs and messes on the sidewalks.  Weather and animals aren’t the only interesting things about Argentina, food is another!

 

Food here in Argentina is everything from freshly picked fruits to juicy butchered meat. Fruit in Argentina is always fresh whether it’s from a backyard orange tree (which will ripen in May) or a garden. So far I have loved eating the watermelons which are so sweet, honeydew melon, and carrots.

Asado – Argentina BBQ of beef and sausage!

Meat in Argentina is a proud favourite always fresh from the butcher to be cooked, seasoned, and especially eaten and enjoyed!  Since we arrived last week I have loved milanesa (battered veal); huge, juicy chicken; and asado, which is a BBQ of sausage and beef.  We are eating well in Argentina!

 

From the humid weather, to the roaming animals,and the fresh and juicy food, Argentina is truly the best!