la primavera

finally spring has sprung in mendoza!! the grass is starting to stay green and flowers are blossoming. not to mention the montón of allergies. although this week would suggest otherwise (it was cloudy and cold today), it really has been nice out here. however, spring doesn't last for long here. my host mom said summer starts in november for them and that season lasts until february or so, when the heat finally starts to recede. so i guess it's the end of spring now. here are some pictures of just how beautiful and green it is:

outside my house. there is a pollería (literally "chicken shop") next door. it also sells beer, fernet, and other things, as well as meat

outside towards the capital region. there is a small bridge i cross to go into the region because technically, i live in las heras, a region north of mendoza

taking a stroll to the bus stop

flowers by an acequia, the aquaducts that run all throughout the city supplying water to the trees

verde

an old man in the background and his flowers

waiting for the bus. these are pretty typical looking houses.

what else would you find as advertisement here?

still waiting for the bus..

the acequias literally line the city. they are also known as "gringo traps". i have yet to fall in one.

this is the fruit stand i run/walk by every single day, multiple times per day. there is an old man that runs it and he always asks how i am doing as i either run or speedwalk by.

appropriate graffiti

weird fruit that hangs from a tree on the corner by my house

the clean patio!

with new flowers i bought with my host mom...mom, you would have LOVED the place!! it is like the outside portion of garden time but cooler. i will try to go back and take some pictures.

well look who it is. pancho limpio (clean pancho). he got a bath because it was my mom's party (my mom had a party, mom! a party!!) on sunday.