the coriolis effect

Mere hours after mailing a postcard (so expensive, nearly 2 dollars) from Buenos Aires saying how it seemed a lot calmer here than Santiago, I emerged from my Casa Rosada guided tour to drumbeats and thousands of oncoming protesters. I skirted them there, only to come upone them gathered for a rally at the foot of the Obelisk (aka mini Washington Monument) on avenida 9 de julio. on the list of my most awkward moments....weaving through a crowd of mostly poor campesinos (the sector I found myself in at least, a whole variety of groups were represented) while wielding multiple boutique bags. oh dear.
I´m in Buenos Aires til tomorrow, and have been having a wonderful time, though in the end I spent too much of it hunting for shirts/bags/books for me/mom/hostfamily´s Christmas presents.