10. Nearly every block has a pizza place.
9. During the day the subway is the fastest way to get around.
8. Chinese restaurants deliver to your door.
7. People take waiting on line very seriously.
6. On long weekends and in the summer, everyone with money heads to the country.
5. Nail and hair salons abound in residential areas.
4. Newspaper readers are divided between the broadsheet (La Nacion) and the tabloid (Clarin).
3. Sports fans root for one of two city teams (soccer, not baseball).
2. The populace is heavily caffeinated.
1. You can hail a taxi on the street at 4 a.m.
Now that's my kind of town!
Sharene Azimi
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Novel Synopsis
- Minoo’s parents emigrated from Iran to the United States with hopes of living the American dream, but when Minoo goes to college she finds herself emotionally drawn to the country her parents abandoned. She meets the activist Darius and becomes part of the expatriate student movement working to overthrow the Iranian government. During the revolution of 1979, she and Darius return to Tehran to push for democratic reform. But their political views stand in opposition to Ayatollah Khomeini’s vision for an Islamic republic.
- As their friends fall victim to the new regime, Minoo and Darius face a critical decision: to remain in Iran and risk imprisonment and death, or to flee. The choices Minoo makes will haunt her for nearly two decades, until her daughter Zarah begins to unravel the secrets Minoo has kept. Inspired by a true story, Crows in the Nightingale’s Tree is a passionate tale of love and politics set against one of the most powerful religious movements of our time.
yeah, I miss that too about BA...that you can get a cab very easily any time of the day. Here in San Francisco it's almost impossible, even if you call ahead.
Now, the chinese food delivery is news to me!In 1998,when I moved to the USA, finding chinese food in BA was not common.
Hope the heat is not killing you but if gets worse, escape to Mar Del Plata!! (or Carilo, my favorite)
Posted by: Jose Maria Condemi | October 15, 2005 at 11:24 PM
And just what are you doing on the street at 4am???!
Posted by: Mark Dorfman | October 16, 2005 at 06:04 PM