Liz:
I got paid this week, for the first time as an English teacher, so I thought I'd tidy myself up a bit with a new haircut. The hairdressers shops here are literally 'open all hours'.

There's one on the corner of our block which is open 7 days a week. I've noticed it's still busy at 8.00p.m on Sundays with both ladies and gentlemen dropping in for a 'brushing' (wash and set). The girl who cut my hair today told me that she is one of 40 hairdressers at that salon (it's huge, I had my hair cut upstairs) and that the staff there all work 6 days a week and do 12 hour shifts, either 7 til 7 or 11 til 11. So I made sure I gave her a good tip and she gave me a kiss and said 'Suerte!' which means 'Good Luck' and seems to be a common way of saying goodbye here.

One of my new jobs is at the headquarters of REPSOL, Argentina's biggest oil company. I'm working with two P.A.s to The Big Boss, who was out to lunch unfortunately (so I couldn't say 'Hola' or get his opinion on my new hairstyle). Judging by the size of his office I imagine he might look a bit like a Latin Blake Carrington.

Then I was onto the subway and up to Belgrano to teach at nightschool. Trying to do my good deed for the day I gave up my seat to a blind man getting on the train. He was very wobbly and his stick was going everywhere, so I turned him around and tried to put him in his seat. He seemed to be putting up a bit of a struggle when I realised he had got on the train to do some collecting....I apologised and watched him lurch off among the other passengers shaking his cup.  ¶ 12:48 AM