Buenas noches abejitas! ¿Cómo están? Espero y supongo que muy bien, el día de hoy quiero traerles una historia muy linda, la cual llevo grabada en mi memoria y me gustaría poder transmitírselas a todos ustedes. Y es la historia de mi primer viaje como mochilera. Se acuerdan que hace poco les conté sobre mí en este post, y luego les conté sobre mi viaje por Ushuaia, bueno, esta es la parte de la historia donde yo armo la mochila, me tomo un bus hasta Rosario y arranca mi aventura. Pero no es tan así, los voy a poner en órbita antes para que puedan entender cómo se fue dando todo y porqué arranqué por ahí. ¿Se animan a meterse en mis zapatillas por un rato? Dale, vamos!!
Corría el año 2017, ya íbamos por el mes de marzo y yo ya estaba harta de mi rutina. Entraba a trabajar a las 6 de la mañana (era de noche) y salía a las 6 de la tarde y en invierno también es de noche a esa hora, asique me pasaba las 12 horas del día en las que hay luz solar, encerrada trabajando. Soy Acompañante Terapéutico y trabajaba cuidando unos abuelos que eran divinos, pero no tenía días libres, por ende llegaba un momento donde nuestras energías se agotaban, digo nuestras, porque también trabajaba Sole, una amiga por la cual entré a ese trabajo. Cuestión que después de unos meses, logramos que pongan a otra persona, para poder hacer 8 horas cada una y poder tomarnos un libre a la semana. Estábamos tan felices, pero nos duró muy poco esa felicidad ya que los abuelos en poco tiempo fallecieron, con pocos días de diferencia. Asique nos quedamos las tres sin trabajo, y ahora mi pregunta era: ¿Busco otro trabajo o me voy de viaje como yo quería?.
Good evening, little bees! How are they? I hope and I suppose that very well, today I want to bring you a very beautiful story, which I have engraved in my memory and I would like to be able to transmit it to all of you. And it's the story of my first backpacking trip. You remember that I recently told you about myself in this post, and then I told you about my trip through Ushuaia, well, this is the part of the story where I pack my backpack, take a bus to Rosario and start my adventure. But it is not so, I am going to put them in orbit before so that they can understand how everything went and why I started there. Do you dare to get into my slippers for a bit? Lets go!!
It was the year 2017, we were already going through the month of March and I was already fed up with my routine. I went to work at 6 in the morning (it was at night) and left at 6 in the afternoon and in winter it is also night at that time, so I spent 12 hours a day in which there is sunlight, locked up working . I am a Therapeutic Companion and I worked taking care of some grandparents who were divine, but I did not have days off, therefore there came a time when our energies were exhausted, I say ours, because Sole, a friend for whom I entered that job, also worked. A matter that after a few months, we managed to put another person, to be able to do 8 hours each and to be able to take one off a week. We were so happy, but that happiness did not last long since the grandparents died in a short time, within a few days of each other. So the three of us were out of work, and now my question was: Am I looking for another job or am I going on a trip as I wanted?
/ Con todo ese equipaje salí de mochilera
Meses antes yo ya había estado preparando el terreno. ¿Cómo? Pues, como les conté, había entrado a Couchsurfing y me había puesto en contacto con otras personas que ya estaban haciendo lo que yo soñaba hacer. En esa plataforma encontré a Cristian, un mochilero que estaba organizando un viaje a la Patagonia Argentina en grupo, y eso me gustó muchísimo. Se armó un grupo de Whatsapp, empezamos todos a conocernos, a contar nuestros sueños, nuestros anhelos, los que ya tenían experiencia viajando, también contaban sus experiencias, fue un grupo muy enriquecedor para mi y agradezco haberlos conocido. Pasaron unos meses desde que se armó el grupo hasta que yo salí de viaje. Pero puedo decirles que todo ocurrió en el momento preciso.
Así salí, como ven en la imagen, con esa semejante mochilota de 90 litros, otra mochila, y bolsa, no aprendí nada de los que decían que llevemos pocas cosas, pero vieron como somos las mujeres, llevamos hasta ¨por las dudas¨, y bueno, todo es experiencia y suma. La cuestión es que yo salí un primero de octubre de Gualeguaychú, después de haber cobrado mi indemnización, haber pagado todas las cuentas y haber vendido algunas cosas, dejé todo en cero y zarpé hacia la ciudad de Rosario donde me esperaban: Cristian, Lauti, Maca y Puke. Hermosas personas que conocí allí.
Estuve aprendiendo macramé con Maca, ella también es una mochilera, y hace artesanías, asique me enseñó unas cosas muy lindas para poder vender en el viaje. Con Lauti nos colgamos hablando de paisajes y fotografías, él me acompañó a dar un paseo por la ciudad. Anduvimos por el centro, por la plaza, por la costanera, realmente es una ciudad bellísima. Sólo estuve 2 días, por ende no tuve mucho tiempo más para recorrer, pero es una ciudad a la que volvería felíz. Esa mañana que nos íbamos con Cristian llegaron dos amigos del grupo de Mochileros de Whatsapp que viven en Rosario y pasaron a saludarnos y desearnos buenas rutas. Hermosas personas te encuentras en el camino.
Months before I had already been preparing the ground. How? Well, as I told you, I had entered Couchsurfing and had put myself in contact with other people who were already doing what I dreamed of doing. On that platform I met Cristian, a backpacker who was organizing a group trip to Patagonia Argentina, and I really liked that. A WhatsApp group was set up, we all began to get to know each other, to tell our dreams, our wishes, those who already had experience traveling, also shared their experiences, it was a very enriching group for me and I am grateful for having met them. It took a few months since the group was put together until I went on a trip. But I can tell you that everything happened at the right time.
So I came out, as you can see in the image, with that similar 90-liter backpack, another backpack, and bag, I did not learn anything from those who said that we carry few things, but they saw how we women are, we even carry "just in case", and well, everything is experience and sum. The point is that I left Gualeguaychú on the first of October, after having collected my compensation, having paid all the bills and having sold some things, I left everything in zero and set sail for the city of Rosario where they were waiting for me: Cristian, Lauti, Maca and Puke. Beautiful people I met there.
I was learning macramé with Maca, she is also a backpacker, and she makes crafts, so she taught me some very nice things to sell on the trip. We hung out with Lauti talking about landscapes and photographs, he accompanied me for a walk around the city. We walked through the center, through the square, along the waterfront, it really is a beautiful city. I only stayed 2 days, therefore I did not have much more time to visit, but it is a city to which I would return happy. That morning we were leaving with Cristian, two friends from the WhatsApp Backpackers group who live in Rosario arrived and came to greet us and wish us good routes. Beautiful people you meet on the way.
/ Vista desde el edificio del apartamento de Lauti
/Hermosa vista desde el balcón del apartamento
/ Paseo por la ciudad de Rosario, Santa Fe
/ Vista de la plaza y un edificio antiguo
/ Artistas callejeros haciendo música
/ Costanera de Rosario
/ Río Paraná
Me llevé hermosos recuerdos de esos días. Los chicos fueron muy amables, me llené de información y de consejos. Prometí volver, porque es muy hermosa ciudad como habrán podido ver en las fotos que les dejé arriba. Hay mucha movida cultural, vi muchos como Puke y Lauti, que tocan la guitarra en los BONDIS, así les decimos allá en Argentina al bus, al transporte público, al colectivo. También vi algunos payasos, mimos, gente de Teatro que hacía números en diferentes lugares de Rosario para ganarse ¨el mango¨ (el dinero).
I took away beautiful memories of those days. The boys were very friendly, I was filled with information and advice. I promised to return, because it is a very beautiful city as you can see in the photos that I left above. There is a lot of cultural movement, I saw many like Puke and Lauti, who play the guitar in the BONDIS, so we say there in Argentina to the bus, to public transport, to the collective. I also saw some clowns, mimes, theater people who did numbers in different places in Rosario to earn ¨el mango¨ (the money).
/ Preparados para salir con Cristian el de la izquierda, en el centro Puke y a la derecha nuestros amigos que fueron a conocernos y despedirnos
/ Yo lista para mi primer viaje a dedo
Y así como ven, salimos! Yo preparadísima y muy emocionada porque era mi primer viaje a dedo. Y todavía no sabíamos dónde íbamos a parar... nuestro objetivo era llegar a General Conesa donde estaban esperándonos Daniela Y José que son primos y también se sumaba un compañero uruguayo para ir todos al Sur.
Mi objetivo en ese momento era Ushuaia, pero igual era feliz hasta donde llegara, pues haber salido era ya para mí un montón!. La cuestión es que nos fuimos con Cristian hasta la ruta en transporte público y nos bajamos cerca de la ruta, para poder hacer dedo desde ahí. No pasó mucho tiempo, habrán sido unos 15 minutos, cuando nos subió Rubén, el camionero que ven ahí en la imagen.
Él nos dijo que iba hasta Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe, y por supuesto que aceptamos el aventón. Nos subimos y arrancamos!! La emoción que yo tenía, no cabía en mi pecho, estaba viviendo mi primer viaje a dedo como mochilera, algo que era cuasi imposible, pero que no, lo cumplí y con muy bellas experiencias.
Rubén nos contó de su vida, y nosotros le contamos de la nuestra, fue un hombre muy amable con nosotros. Él nos dijo que siempre levantaba mochileros en la ruta porque les gustaba nuestro espíritu libre y que muchas veces gracias a un mochilero que le conversa o le ceba mates se ha salvado de chocar por el sueño y el cansancio acumulado.
And just as you see, we go out! I was very prepared and very excited because it was my first hitchhiking trip. And we still didn't know where we were going to stop ... our goal was to get to General Conesa where Daniela and José, who are cousins, were waiting for us and a Uruguayan colleague was also joining us to go all to the South.
My goal at that time was Ushuaia, but I was still happy as far as I got, because having left was already a lot for me! The point is that we went with Cristian to the route by public transport and got off near the route, to be able to hitchhike from there. It didn't take long, it must have been about 15 minutes, when Rubén, the truck driver you see in the image, got on us.
He told us that he was going to Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe, and of course we accepted the ride. We got on and started !! The emotion that I had, did not fit in my chest, I was living my first hitchhiking trip as a backpacker, something that was almost impossible, but no, I fulfilled it and with very beautiful experiences.
Rubén told us about his life, and we told him about ours, he was a very kind man with us. He told us that he always raised backpackers on the route because they liked our free spirit and that many times thanks to a backpacker who talks to him or baits him mates he has been saved from crashing by sleep and accumulated fatigue.
/ Arriba: Cristian y yo haciendo dedo (mi primera vez) Abajo: Con Rubén el camionero que nos subió. Derecha: foto de la ruta y casualmente de quien me cuida día a día
El viaje duró unas horas, hasta que llegamos a Venado Tuerto. Pero esa es otra historia, que no se van a querer perder, porque les cuento que vivimos una noche muy intensa con efectos paranormales y todo. Por ahora es todo por hoy, ojalá les guste y sigan leyendo mis historias. Las imágenes son de mi autoría y realicé los efectos con Canva. Que tengan excelente fin de semana!!
Abajo les dejo una fuente por si quieren ver donde queda Rosario, y sobre su historia.
- https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosario_(Argentina)
The trip lasted a few hours, until we reached Venado Tuerto. But that is another story, which you will not want to lose, because I tell you that we lived a very intense night with paranormal effects and everything. For now it's all for today, I hope you like it and keep reading my stories. The images are my own and I made the effects with Canva. Have a great weekend!!
Below is a source in case you want to see where Rosario is, and about her history.
- https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosario_(Argentina)
I am reading this post from a small European country, Hungary.
I mean Argentina is 30 times larger than Hungary, but Argentina is huge. So huge that the southern edge of the American continent is almost entirely covered by Argentina.
It stretches from the hot, humid secondary tropical rainforests surrounding the deafeningly thunderous Iguazu Falls to the Arctic Circle and beyond, as the Argentine state claims a significant area of Antarctica itself.
But its most characteristic part is the pampas, where vast herds of cattle graze, producing perhaps the best steaks in the world, and where tens of thousands of hectares of Malbec vines in the foothills of the Andean foothills produce the famous and distinctive red wines of the province of Mendoza.
But it is also where most of the population is concentrated. It's a strangely European country, perhaps the most European here across the ocean.
It is in our sixteenth century that the empires (the Incas), who built their empires in this region to grow maize, unknown in our world until 1492, the Guaraní Indians of the south, who grow sweet potatoes, and the nomadic peoples of the pampas, first encountered the European man, the Spaniards, who came in gleaming blood, on unknown animals (horses), fighting with thundering weapons.
Then followed long Spanish centuries until the great wave of independence, when Argentina, the 'land of silver', began its independent statehood. Barely two hundred years have passed since then, but Argentina has been through heaven and hell. Its endowments and hard-working people made it one of the 10 richest countries in the world by the end of the first century (when Italians and Germans flooded in, and after the two wars, Hungarians, Jews and Chinese), but from the middle of the second independent century it was badly damaged by a series of renewed political and economic crises and external forces. It is the world of the famous Argentine tango, Evita, the European image of Buenos Aires, the distinctive German, Italian, Hungarian communities. The aristocratically elegant horse polo, and of course Diego Maradona, the inaudible star of football.
The vast country that is now consolidating is obviously impenetrable and unknowable in a single trip, but there are great moments of vitality to be had here, in this almost immeasurably remote corner of the planet.
I saw Argentina only on photos and videos so far.
I wrote this comment based on what I saw and what I have read about Argentina so far, and I very much like it.
Greetings from Hungary.
Wow! What a beautiful comment !! Many thanks!! I really didn't think I got to that other little corner of the planet. I am amazed and happy to know that there are people like you who appreciate my country, my people, my culture and my roots. Although I am a descendant of Europeans who arrived after the wars in this part of the American continent, and although so many hundreds of years have passed, so many political leaders, so much corruption, so much falsehood disguised as truth ... that many of us got fed up and left. I love my country and I know that it has a lot to give ... only that the CLICK of CHANGE is needed. And for that there are a few years. Argentina is the birthplace of many greats, and neither has Che nor Maradona. I'm talking about characters like Fontanarrosa, like El Polaco Goyeneche, like Tita Merelo, like Tato Bores, and I can go on naming. To whom I tell you that Yes I am proud that he is Argentine is Messi, that Yes he is a real great !! Thank you for your beautiful energy and I hope you can get to know my country one day! Have an excellent start to the week !!
!PIZZA
This sounds like the introduction of today's Hungary, so I absolutely understand it.
Probably not in the near future, because nowadays I live under the local minimum wage. Nowadays my pension-like income (for my multiple disabilities) is less than the local minimum wage. Nowadays I live in financial discrimination, but I am trying to do everything I can to break out of it.
Thank you, and I also wish you the same. Also thank you for the pizza.
I also give you some !PIZZA. All the best.
I love these kinds of connections because they tell me I was on the right track. I am a therapeutic Companion, I know what it is to have multiple disabilities, and I also know what discrimination is because I suffered it with 2 of my brothers, one motor, and the other intellectual. So I put myself in your shoes and understand the situation in which you live.
But, still I tell you that you are on a good path. Both Hive and the rest of the cryptocurrencies that exist will give you the financial independence you need. We have been here with my partner very recently and today we see the results. We have investigated and reinvested the earnings to be able to generate a little more. I assure you that you will be able to travel and get to know Argentina and the countries that most attract your attention. I am an eternal traveler and dreamer, so I also hope that if you are in the south of the American Continent we will not waste the possibility of meeting! I send you my best energies and as they say here in Uruguay: GO UP! (VAMO ARRIBA) HUG!!🌈
We would appreciate a English version of this post
Hi @scissors123 I made the publication in two languages, English and Spanish. Do not leave or do not see? Tell me, because the modify it. I get into the two languages in two columns as I set up the mark down.
I see now,. Nice post
Thank you very much!!😊
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Hi there, sorry about the late response.
It's great to see you post from the haveyoubeenhere and pinmapple community. Please note our main community rule is that all travel posts must be pinned on pinmapple, https://pinmapple.com/ as stated on the community page. This would have been a great post for Pinmapple but was overlooked as we can only curate posts that are pinned onto Pinmapple In order to get your post on Pinmapple, just click on the 'get code' at the top of the map and follow the instructions or check out the FAQ to get your post on the map.
By the way, please don't repost this post or recycle old content on Hive, it is unacceptable and you could be banned, but we'd love to see your future travel content. Cheers
Thank you very much for your advice!! I will find out how to pin future posts to that Frontend when I post to Have you been here. It's right? Excuse my ignorance, I am still learning!! Have a great day!!
Thank you very much friend!!
!PIZZA