working

While I shot photos of nicely appointed luxury hotels in Montevideo last week (left), I (gratefully) couchsurfed in an unheated house (right).

gone fishing

There is this long pier full of fishermen on the Río Plata...

holding our breath

Being in South America for the World Cup has been an interesting experience. Even if I´m sitting in my room with the windows closed and no television or Internet within my reach, I know when Argentina scores because the city pulses. A collective cheer emanates from every window, every storefront, every home.



This photo was taken in the boat depot in Buenos Aires, where I missed my boat to Montevideo and waited five hours for the next ferry.

fun for one

I like that people eat at counters in South America. People don´t really eat at counters too much anymore in New York. It´s just so simultaneously utilitarian and communitarian.



Happy Sunday.

sorry

I couldn´t help it. I´m just like a ten-year-old boy. Also, it was a really long day and you know I hate shooting fashion, so this really cheered me up.



I was so shocked that I didn´t even think to go in and buy a tee-shirt.

missing the boat

I literally missed my boat on Wednesday. I was chatting with a friend I haven´t talked to in what seemed like forever, and then it also took forever for me to get to the port. I tried to save 35 pesos by taking the bus, but then ended up spending 85 more to get on the next boat--five hours later.



The last time I took the ferry to Montevideo, I got on this huge beast that had an arcade, a galley for cars, and three separate floors of seating, shops, etc. You couldn´t even tell when the ship was moving. This time I took a cheaper boat. It was probably 5 percent full, with 30 people on it. I almost got seasick toward the end.

it must be car week