We are heading north from Antarctica to the diverse country of Argentina. Argentina is 2,360 miles from North to South. We are focusing on the northeastern provinces, especially Misiones and Corrientes. So, we went from subfreezing in Antarctica to 120 degrees with lots of humidity.
Here is a brief tour of Argentina
This one has more facts and history if you are interested.
ROADBLOCK
(Messi, from the Times of India website)
It is hard for me to understand the draw, it seems like a frustrating sport. You basically run around for two 45 minute halves, hoping to score. Folks, the average score of a professional soccer game is less than 3 goals.
So this weeks roadblock is to exercise continuously for 45 minutes twice, or one continuous 90 minute block. If you gather your family to play soccer, make sure you hardly ever score. :)
DETOURS
In Argentina, cowboys are called Gauchos. There are lots of gauchos in the northern part of Argentina. In Corrientes, there is a legendary gaucho named Gaucho Gil. Also in Corrientes is a dance that is done in which the men dress like gauchos, called the chamame. One detour is to figure out the basic step of this dance. You can use a partner or not. Also, you can post a video, or not.
This link was the best explanation I could find about how to dance it, but it isn't on youtube, so it is just a link......
Detour #2
One of the most famous foods/drinks from Argentina is of course mate. It is basically putting hot water in a bunch of grass and drinking it. :)
Because Argentina is heavily European, pasta is very common, they don't really eat tacos. They do eat empanadas though.
If you are super lucky, you can have an empanada made from capybara meat. (look it up if you don't know what that is)
This detour is to try some Argentinian food this week. You can look up a recipe and make it, or even find an a restaurant that serves authentic Argentinian food (please tell me you heard junior asparagus when you read that).
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