i warn you. I've had a glass of wine (or two) - i tried to order a glass but then got back this little bottle. it's good :)

Right now I'm updating from a little restaurant on the main strip of mendoza (wine capital of Argentina).
- food in Argentina is taken seriously. At even the cheapiest diner you are likely to have your servers wearing bow ties, and *serving* you your food.
- I'm at this little classy restaurant-in-the-wall (maybe I"ll try to sketch it) beause earlier today I was walking down the street, saw a menu posted in a window, and I had barely even altered my path to get close enough to read it when the door flies open and out pops this little rotund man in a tuxedo vest.
- Menu? English menu? we have coffee, we have food! tell me what are you looking for?
[Since i perfer to be invisible unless I wish to be noticed, this totally flustered me. I *blushed* and stammered and made faces]
But he was so endearing, that I when I told him I was just looking, I also said 'and I'll come back' and asked him his hours.
- anytime! comeback anytime!
- When I walked in this evening he gave me this massive grin. So I'm glad I kept my word.

The food was pretty good too. and the wi-fi nice. the music is sirius satellite. The same channel as when I sat in my friend Paula's kitchen, working on her morning sun-drenched table, cup of tea cooling beside me.

- eeeeeee i am so lucky- in my friends, family, opportunities and freedoms. must try to be a better person!