Democrats Abroad
I had gotten word from a friend that a group called Democrats Abroad was meeting at a bar by the name of Sugar to watch Obama’s nomination acceptance speech. It was my first day in BA, and I decided to check it out.
Given my dreadful skills in Spanish, I was happy to have successfully taken a taxi from my apt in the Congresso area to Palermo, where the event was taking place. It was full of American expats and travelers, so meeting new people was easy. I spent more on beer than I thought, and was close to not having enough for a taxi home, but a new friend gave me 10 pesos to avoid this. Now I keep a 20 peso note in the sleeve pocket of my jacket to avoid such close calls.
