“Travel Week” 41-42
Days 281-297
The days blur together and it is hard to tell the passage of time. I’ve taken up running on the M/W/F schedule when I am allowed to go outside. Police stationed in the park occasionally check my documents to confirm that I am out on the allowed days. Some afternoons reach a balmy 20 degrees, but the occasional cold front reminds me that it is still technically winter.
| Carrefour | 1480 |
| Onions, carrots, tomatoes, peppers | 180 |
| Total: | 1660 ARS (USD 17.02) |
Nothing much exciting other than a bunch of impulse purchases including alfajores (which I have been craving forever), cookies, and donuts filled with dulce de leche.
| Fruit, broccoli, cabbage | 280 |
| Total: | USD 2.87 |
| Carrefour | 1970 |
| Onions and bell pepper | 70 |
| Total: | 2040 ARS (USD 20.91) |
This shopping trip was a little expensive because I was out of coffee beans again and bought a 500g bag at the supermarket (600+ pesos) to save money after a month of “fancy” coffee.
| Atomo | 730 |
| Salad and citrus | 220 |
| Total: | 950 ARS (USD 9.74) |
In which I discover that the dried beans and popcorn at the Atomo cost 10-30 pesos less than at Carrefour.
| Chicken | 100 |
| Broccoli, ginger | 110 |
| Total | 220 ARS (USD 2.26) |
I make butter chicken. It is delicious.
| Carrefour | 860 |
| Total: | USD 8.82 |
I also pick up cash at the Western Union inside the Carrefour at an amazing new exchange rate of 119 pesos to the dollar. The alfajores are on sale (70% off second box of six) and I ruin my diet over the weekend on top of the steak, salad and pasta.
Since the rent for this period was accounted for in the last post, you can see that I average 3.62 per day on food.
Running Total: 5431.04 USD (RMB 37555.6)
Daily Average: 18.29 USD (RMB 126.4)