This is an
Other Sheep
website
Other Sheep
website
Monday, August 21, 2006
Montevideo, Uruguay
Live on National TV
Montevideo, Uruguay
Live on National TV
- A Twenty-Minute
Interview
| Above and Below: Live Interview with hostess Ana Maria Mizrahi on "La Noticia y Su Contexto," a national TV program in Uruguay. |
| Photo at Right: Jose getting wired for sound. |
Photo at Left:
Professor Dr. Dante Olivera
Perez, a civil rights activists,
pictured lower right,
accompanied Steve and
Jose to the TV studio.
Professor Dr. Dante Olivera
Perez, a civil rights activists,
pictured lower right,
accompanied Steve and
Jose to the TV studio.
Take the Tour - Start Again
- This Ends the Tour. Go to
the Beginning of the Tour.
| Good-bye to . . . |
| Leaving Buenos Aires Thursday, August 24, 2006 |
Above Photo: How many gay
guys does it take to call ahead
for a taxi?
guys does it take to call ahead
for a taxi?
- "I thought you called!"
- "No, I thought he was
making the call!" - Etc.
Above Photo:
Tom Hanks (left)
and Victor Bracutor
Tom Hanks (left)
and Victor Bracutor
| Photo at Right: Taxi Driver: "You have how many pieces of luggage?" |
| Imaginary Conversation on The Way to The Airport (Actually, we spoke with the taxi driver most of the way -- he got the whole story! and one of our business cards just like every stranger we spoke with throughout the summer . . . there was the young Frenchman, the Italian (straight) couple, the Canadian (pictured below), the Englishman, etc., not to mention all the South Americans we met as we travelled.) |
Do you remember when we first arrived here by taxi?
Yeah. You mean when we were dropped off at the
corner without a clue which way to go for Tom's house.
That's right. The whole street was torn up with
construction.
Yeah, and the pick-up taxi had been sent for us at the
airport with our name on a post board.
We thought it was door-to-door service prearranged.
What a hilarious start. We hadn't thought to keep the
address handy. Now we were digging through the
suitcase just for a street number.
Just like good 'ole times. Every time we travel we're
always laughing at ourselves. (It's not always so funny,
however).
Like getting robbed in Buenos Aires our second
Sunday here.
What a set-up! That pigeon poop all over us - - it was
enough to white wash the town.
We fell for it, too. That wasn't help the locals were
offering when they came to the rescue to wipe down
our coats - it was highway robbery in disguise!
But we made it! Got our credit card replaced in three
days and all charges against the card withdrawn!
And for traveling more than 4,300 miles - that's the
only misfortune we had - very fortunate.
And now I'm looking forward to some rest and relax time.
Phoenix, Arizona, here we come - thanks to my aunt
and uncle.
You know, we really worked hard! I'm not sure we
really vacationed as much as we thought we would . . .
with all that translation work and meetings.
But I am grateful for the sights we saw!
The Andes - crossing them was magnificent.
And the deserts of northern Chile were like a
combination of the Badlands, Yellowstone and the
Great Salt Lake. Stunning.
And the Falls from the Brazilian side - spectacular -
even with it being 70 percent dry (next time - a reason
to come back).
Well, we have all the pictures to tell the story.
Yeah. And the story is really about the wonderful
people we met and worked with. So, how is that web
site coming along . . .
I hope to work on it some more at the airport and while
traveling.
There's a lot of story to tell: The Mendoza Baptist
pastor who came out. The InterVarsity Fellowship
lesbian couple.
The many meetings and all the people we got to
know!
And the live TV interviews! Wasn't expecting that.
Boy was that interesting.
It makes up for some of the discomfort along the way:
getting feverish and sick twice! The ice cold nights in
the Chili desert. No heat (at first) in our Santiago
hotel. Real winter in Uruguay where everyone wears
coats in their homes and places of meeting!
But there were plenty of good times and the weather
was mostly like a very warm fall day. At times, you went
out of doors without your coat! Roller-blading, great
restaurants, exercise at the local YMCA, a beautiful full
apartment in Buenos Aires all our own, museums
toured, vistas enjoyed . . .
Here's the airport.
Great! Another full course meal at midnight! on
the flight. That's how they eat here.
And don't forget the wine! The Argentinian Airlines
serves all the wine you can drink . . . it seems.
Like the overnight luxurious bus we took from Buenos
Aires to Mendoza. Remember how we boarded around
10 or 11 PM and were served a two course dinner!!
Don't remind me. How many times did I fall asleep as
an evening guest in someone's home after a
magnificent meal! We were always eating out or in
someones' home -- and always around 10 PM. No
wonder there's a siesta here.
Well, it's back to the States and the familiar.
You think we'll re-adjust.
I think so. It's re-entry time. We'll make it. And to
think, I have to get back into work mode.
Back to work? You've worked all summer . . . and
enjoyed every minute of it.
Yeah. You mean when we were dropped off at the
corner without a clue which way to go for Tom's house.
That's right. The whole street was torn up with
construction.
Yeah, and the pick-up taxi had been sent for us at the
airport with our name on a post board.
We thought it was door-to-door service prearranged.
What a hilarious start. We hadn't thought to keep the
address handy. Now we were digging through the
suitcase just for a street number.
Just like good 'ole times. Every time we travel we're
always laughing at ourselves. (It's not always so funny,
however).
Like getting robbed in Buenos Aires our second
Sunday here.
What a set-up! That pigeon poop all over us - - it was
enough to white wash the town.
We fell for it, too. That wasn't help the locals were
offering when they came to the rescue to wipe down
our coats - it was highway robbery in disguise!
But we made it! Got our credit card replaced in three
days and all charges against the card withdrawn!
And for traveling more than 4,300 miles - that's the
only misfortune we had - very fortunate.
And now I'm looking forward to some rest and relax time.
Phoenix, Arizona, here we come - thanks to my aunt
and uncle.
You know, we really worked hard! I'm not sure we
really vacationed as much as we thought we would . . .
with all that translation work and meetings.
But I am grateful for the sights we saw!
The Andes - crossing them was magnificent.
And the deserts of northern Chile were like a
combination of the Badlands, Yellowstone and the
Great Salt Lake. Stunning.
And the Falls from the Brazilian side - spectacular -
even with it being 70 percent dry (next time - a reason
to come back).
Well, we have all the pictures to tell the story.
Yeah. And the story is really about the wonderful
people we met and worked with. So, how is that web
site coming along . . .
I hope to work on it some more at the airport and while
traveling.
There's a lot of story to tell: The Mendoza Baptist
pastor who came out. The InterVarsity Fellowship
lesbian couple.
The many meetings and all the people we got to
know!
And the live TV interviews! Wasn't expecting that.
Boy was that interesting.
It makes up for some of the discomfort along the way:
getting feverish and sick twice! The ice cold nights in
the Chili desert. No heat (at first) in our Santiago
hotel. Real winter in Uruguay where everyone wears
coats in their homes and places of meeting!
But there were plenty of good times and the weather
was mostly like a very warm fall day. At times, you went
out of doors without your coat! Roller-blading, great
restaurants, exercise at the local YMCA, a beautiful full
apartment in Buenos Aires all our own, museums
toured, vistas enjoyed . . .
Here's the airport.
Great! Another full course meal at midnight! on
the flight. That's how they eat here.
And don't forget the wine! The Argentinian Airlines
serves all the wine you can drink . . . it seems.
Like the overnight luxurious bus we took from Buenos
Aires to Mendoza. Remember how we boarded around
10 or 11 PM and were served a two course dinner!!
Don't remind me. How many times did I fall asleep as
an evening guest in someone's home after a
magnificent meal! We were always eating out or in
someones' home -- and always around 10 PM. No
wonder there's a siesta here.
Well, it's back to the States and the familiar.
You think we'll re-adjust.
I think so. It's re-entry time. We'll make it. And to
think, I have to get back into work mode.
Back to work? You've worked all summer . . . and
enjoyed every minute of it.
| JOSE: STEVE: JOSE: STEVE: JOSE: STEVE: JOSE: STEVE: JOSE: STEVE: JOSE: STEVE: JOSE: STEVE: JOSE: STEVE: JOSE: STEVE: JOSE: STEVE: JOSE: STEVE: JOSE: STEVE: JOSE: STEVE: JOSE: STEVE: JOSE: STEVE: JOSE: STEVE: JOSE: STEVE: JOSE: STEVE: |
| Above photo: We're already lost and we have 4,300 miles to go. |
| Photo Below: At work in our Buenos Aires apartment |
Take the Tour - Start Again
- This Ends the Tour. Go to
the Beginning of the Tour.
Visits to this web
page since
September 2006
page since
September 2006
| End Notes . . . or something like that. . . |
| . . . Montevideo, Uruguay . . . and to Fernando and Andres (for two days, anyway). On Tuesday, August 22, 2006, Steve and Jose took the super speed transport boat to Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 _______Our Last Night In Buenos Aires_______ A Great, Great Show at the Famous Maipo |
| And now for our final act . . . |
| The desert of north Chile. That white stuff is salt, NOT snow! The hat on Steve is for protection from the sun! |
A swim in a natural hot spring in the north
of Chile. We're with a fellow
traveller - he's from Canada. The morning
air was freezing!
of Chile. We're with a fellow
traveller - he's from Canada. The morning
air was freezing!
The speaker's table,
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Salta, Argentina
| Home of Pablo Neruda, Valparaiso, Chile |
| 180 foot English Clock Tower, Buenos Aires |
| Above: An advertisement placed in a Buenos Aires gay publication. (Click the picture to view.) |
Photo taken immediately
following our live TV
interview.
following our live TV
interview.
| Photo taken just before going on air. |
Ana
Maria
Mizrahi
Maria
Mizrahi
Ana
Maria
Mizrahi
Maria
Mizrahi