Devon Alter

Milonga with an old man March 2, 2010

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Ok so I have had NO time to update! If I have been home, I have been asleep or attempting to sleep! The past week has been CRAZY!

First of all Buenos Aires Fashion Week (BAFWEEK) was in no fewer words AMAZING!!! I worked with the press, did a little translating when needed and got to sit front row at the majority of the fashion shows! I was also very proud of myself because in one month I managed to learn most of the designers by name, face and/or clothing design. I also realized, once again, that I want to work in that world. I LOVE IT! So if you know someone in the beauty/fashion industry looking to hire, send me their info!

Also, when I had a few free moments between some of the runway shows, I made friends with one of the makeup artists. He let me watch as he made up a few models, chatted with me, taught me a little bit, let me play with some of the makeup and even complimented how I had done my makeup! It was a fun and proud moment!

All in all, I LOOOOVEED BAFWEEK!

Since then I have been exhausted!!! But that has not stopped me! After the last show on Friday my whole team went to dinner together which was a ton of fun. Then a bunch of us headed to the BAF Party where we were VIP! And my friend Aurora got to come with me! It was fun but we left pretty quickly. That night was also my friend Clarissa’s last night so we went to see her for a bit. Then I crashed! And refused to get out of bed until the next afternoon!

The rest of the weekend was full, as usual. But I definitely made time to sleep because I was just dead! Sunday I watched my first full game of the Winter Olympics. It was less than thrilling to watch Canada beat us at hockey, but we were outplayed so I can’t say too much about it.

This week is back to life as usual here in Bs As. Monday I went to a live drum show and Tuesday night I went to a place where locals go and tango! I LOVE IT! I just wanted to go out and join but it is a pretty complicated dance. My friend taught me the basics, and then this little old man who had been tearing up the dance floor grabbed me to dance! I was obviously brand new but I made it through my first Milonga! Very proud! And I have officially tangoed!

Next up is my birthday and I can’t wait! I am just sad I can not celebrate with all of my stateside friends! (and those scattered across the world!)

Good night moon! Besos! Ciao!

 

BUENOS AIRES FASHION WEEK!!! :-) February 25, 2010

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So I am officially in LOVE! I want this to be my real life! (And not just my life that is avoiding real life!) After one full day I am physically exhausted, but can not wait to do it all again today! I can not even describe how wonderful BAFWEEK is for me. Between the makeup station (HEAVEN!), the runway, the models and rallying the reporters (all in Spanish by that way), I just couldn’t be happier. I honestly fell into the most perfect internship in the world!

More to come later but I will throw a few pictures your way as I run to get ready for day two!!!

 

Come sun or come rain February 4, 2010

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Ok so I have wanted to update for some time now, but it has been pretty crazy for me here! Any free moments I have at home I am working or sleeping! So here is a quick update:

This weekend I went to a beach in Uruguay called Punta del Este. It is supposed to be the ritzy Hamptons-like get-away for Buenos Aires. But it just seemed like any other beach town to me. Not to mention, NO ONE accepted credit cards and we were only able to find one working ATM. It of course was in the farthest area of town from our hostel. But what I did love, aside from the beach, was the exchange rate. For two nights, our hostel cost 950 Uruguayan pesos, or 49 US dollars. They had towels for 40 pesos, or 2 USD. And even though no one accepted credit cards, everyone accepted Uruguayan pesos, Argentinean pesos, US dollars and Brazilian reals.

But after we finally checked in we hit the beach and it was BEAUTIFUL! Cold, but BEAUTIFUL! And even though we applied and reapplied sunscreen, some of us fried. We rented umbrellas for the next days! Other than that it felt like one very long day of beaches, no AC and fun. We ended up being a group of 12 and we had a blast!! But I must say, one of the best parts of the trip was the Peruvian restaurant I went to one afternoon. It was the best food I have had since arriving in South America. LOVE!

Since then I have been absolutely overloaded with work! I started off with a normal amount and suddenly this week everything blew up! I will definitely be doing some work from home from now until BAFWEEK. I am still trying to learn all the designers and may have a summary post to help me!

Last night my friends and I headed to a futbol game (soccer). It was a ton of fun but it was POURING!! I had a pancho and I was still soaked through! I am still a little cold! And after we left it was IMPOSSIBLE to find a taxi. Since my purse was under my pancho, I held it up and put my hand on my back to look pregnant hoping a cab driver would take pity. But my friend got a cab before I had a chance to strut my stuff! But I know it would have worked!

Ok, off to work! Tonight, TANGO SHOW!!!

*new favorite translations:

- hip hop in Portuguese in Hipi Hopi (the spelling may be off but you get the idea!!)
- this one was found by a friend at a restaurant – burrito de pollo o carne = little donkey of chicken or meat

 

 
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