Comments on: In Which I Return From My Travels… http://www.harpyness.com/2009/04/02/in-which-i-return-from-my-travels/ As narrated by the most charming and vicious women on the internet Sun, 02 Jun 2013 05:22:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Pilgrim Soul http://www.harpyness.com/2009/04/02/in-which-i-return-from-my-travels/comment-page-1/#comment-5290 Pilgrim Soul Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:50:46 +0000 http://www.harpyness.com/?p=3927#comment-5290 @groupie: My best friend is half-Singaporean, half-white and spent a month with her (white) husband in Argentina, and though she loved it, she said she did get weird looks, and I seem to remember her telling me she met an African American couple there who encountered some weird remarks.

]]> By: BeckySharper http://www.harpyness.com/2009/04/02/in-which-i-return-from-my-travels/comment-page-1/#comment-5288 BeckySharper Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:29:52 +0000 http://www.harpyness.com/?p=3927#comment-5288 @groupie: Being a very Anglo-looking person myself, I don’t have any first-hand sense of how Argentines respond to non-whites. I would imagine that if you looked like respectable tourists, you wouldn’t be outright snubbed or refused service. It’s a cosmopolitan place and it’s not like they’ve never see people of color before, so you wouldn’t be in danger because you’re black. But it would not surprise me at all if there were more subtle issues like maybe not being helped right away or tailed in stores. I honestly can’t say for sure, but I wouldn’t let it stop you from making the trip.

You’ll LOVE Colombia. I’ve never been inland, to Bogota or Medellin, but the Carribbean coast is 100% people of color in every possible combination of African, indigenous and European. When I went hiking in a national park, the guide–a young woman who definitely had African blood– engaged me in a long discussion about President Obama and said “Now I just tell everyone that black is in style!”

]]> By: groupie http://www.harpyness.com/2009/04/02/in-which-i-return-from-my-travels/comment-page-1/#comment-5284 groupie Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:25:34 +0000 http://www.harpyness.com/?p=3927#comment-5284 This makes me even more excited for my trip to Columbia in September!

@BeckySharper: Would you recommend a trip to Argentina for a lovely, but very African couple? I’ve always wanted to go, but I know the country is very white and I’ve never been comfortable with being the token black person.

]]> By: Maritsa http://www.harpyness.com/2009/04/02/in-which-i-return-from-my-travels/comment-page-1/#comment-5158 Maritsa Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:41:40 +0000 http://www.harpyness.com/?p=3927#comment-5158 Great pictures! I totally concur on Buenos Aires, it is the best place I ever visited.

I am co-opting N SRIO, one of my BFs and I use “en serio” all the time and that is much funnier.

]]> By: BeckySharper http://www.harpyness.com/2009/04/02/in-which-i-return-from-my-travels/comment-page-1/#comment-5157 BeckySharper Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:37:52 +0000 http://www.harpyness.com/?p=3927#comment-5157 @PhDork: Three caveats about the beach house: no hot water (although it’s hot there, so taking a cool shower is fine), no good reading light for after it gets dark and MOSQUITOS. Since the whole house is open, if you’re sitting around after dark, you are one big warm smorgasboard for the local insects. The local drink of choice is Aguila, a Colombian beer. Didn’t try it myself, but it seemed real popular.

Pepe would love you, I’m sure. Did you see that picture of him curled up asleep with me? He was a sweet kitty.

]]> By: funnyface http://www.harpyness.com/2009/04/02/in-which-i-return-from-my-travels/comment-page-1/#comment-5146 funnyface Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:33:03 +0000 http://www.harpyness.com/?p=3927#comment-5146 PhDork, that sounds like an awesome plan. Although, if the local booze is “guaro” just say no to that shiz. It’s common in Latin America, so maybe not Colombia, but yeah, let’s just say that it was thanks to guaro that my husband earned the nickname “bad shape Jon.” It’s basically Latin American moonshine.

]]> By: PhDork http://www.harpyness.com/2009/04/02/in-which-i-return-from-my-travels/comment-page-1/#comment-5132 PhDork Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:03:51 +0000 http://www.harpyness.com/?p=3927#comment-5132 I saw your photoset on FB, and I’m N SRIO considering running away to that house at Rio Piedras. Beach, river, hammocks, Pepe! I will attempt to finish my dissertation there, long hand, on paper, and drink a lot of whatever the local booze is.

]]> By: Pilgrim Soul http://www.harpyness.com/2009/04/02/in-which-i-return-from-my-travels/comment-page-1/#comment-5106 Pilgrim Soul Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:47:06 +0000 http://www.harpyness.com/?p=3927#comment-5106 It’s in a mountain-y part, so not too bad.

But yeah, tigers. Apparently you can get quite close to that.

]]> By: BeckySharper http://www.harpyness.com/2009/04/02/in-which-i-return-from-my-travels/comment-page-1/#comment-5105 BeckySharper Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:37:26 +0000 http://www.harpyness.com/?p=3927#comment-5105 Tigers!!! Although I bet India is painfully hot in August.

]]> By: Pilgrim Soul http://www.harpyness.com/2009/04/02/in-which-i-return-from-my-travels/comment-page-1/#comment-5104 Pilgrim Soul Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:25:55 +0000 http://www.harpyness.com/?p=3927#comment-5104 I suppose I shouldn’t turn this into my personal chat room, but yeah, am currently considering either tigers in India or the wilds of China for an August trip, and, um, ow. But you know what, it will be worth it.

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