Corocoto Chachas

And I must peel away from here. The word, peel away, has been carefully chosen here as I dont really want to leave this marvelous town but I must as I run the risk of staying here ... for how long nobody knows.
and so I write, maybe just  a short farewell but a needed one, this town truly deserves be said good bye to. Nice people, foreigners and locals i´ve met throught out, hoping to keep some of the friendships for a while and longer, excellent nightlife, and two tango shows to die for. Hearing Gotan Project in Catania was certainly a high point, but dancing a whole show to Juan "Tango Negro" Cáceres was an experience on its own: I owe it to my partner for making me look good, we even got a "complimenti" at the end of the show....


I forgot it was Sunday and Im making time now for the bus (its a good trip when you dont know what day it is) but I shouldnt just  ramble
Siracusa is next

Tren a SiraXXX Catania

Being in Europe I tend to forget Italians are latin, very latin. I took the train Milano-Siracusa and it brought back home to me: the train was late, it broke down on the way, there were too many people, there was flirting, scandal, arguments, too much luggage, cats and dogs (no chickens though), one asshole, and everybody was speaking way too loudly and at the same time: it was great!. I did the first part of the trip with a girl from Tuscany, very beautifull girl, very fragile, almost not fitting in this whole context.Poor thing. She must have thought I was hitting on her at the beginning but when she realized I just wanted to talk everything went well... except my Italian which is still atrocious.
Then the 2nd part of the trip I did it with an older lady from Catania, sweet lady actually. She convinced me to stay in Catania instead of going all the way to Siracusa, so I did and Im glad. Its been day and night from Milano. From the train to the beach to the people, everything is that much more "Italian" from my point of view ;)
Tomorrow Etna….
Oh! and it happens to be the Summer Tango Festival in Sicily at the moment. And guess who’s playing Friday? Gotan Project, cannot wait….