Toms wife, Cristina, who is a native Porteño (one born in Buenos Aires, meaning “port worker”) has many family members that live in and around the city. We spent Easter or “Pascua,” as it is called here, with Cristina’s family. We spent the day eating pasta, drinking wine and mate and enjoying the company of her aunt, uncle, three cousins and several family friends. Drinking mate tea has been a part of social Argentine culture for 100’s of years and it continues strong today. As my picture so diligently exhibits, mate is LOADED with caffeine. After sharing two cups I thought my heart might explode out of my chest.
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