There was T, a 19 year old kid from Texas - who claimed he was there to learn Spanish and then study medicine, making use of the free education offered in Argentina. However, he only ever showed interest in smoking weed and mixing dub-step beats.
He made Marijuana butter in the kitchen and famously then fried up some ´green´eggs. This brought back for me childhood memories of Dr. Seus and ´Green eggs and ham, Sam I am´.
Later turned out that he was in fact on the run from the law in the States and was down there to avoid jail, he even showed us an online wanted poster with his very same mug on it.
He is doing ok now, has an Argie GF and working at that same American bar Ray worked at. Almost has enough saved up to buy DJ equipment.
BR: a Brazilian guy...finally an employee who could understand the Portuguese speaking guests! Very relaxed photography student - shaved once a month, always on the look out for a wounded antelope...err I mean a woman.
Mario: Argentine guy, who ended up being the only one there earning a salary. Had lived in Brazil for 11 years as kid, Uni drop out, Muso...good singer but played too much Kiss and ACDC on Grooveshark for my liking. Older than me so glad to see another guy in his 30s working at hostel. Always tired form his band´s gig plus cocaine the night before. Always late for work.
Marco: Grumpy Argentine guy who left to work in a hotel. Great painter who had various exhibitions round town. Good guy once you knew him, could be rude with guests. Famous for only ever having 2 pesos in his pocket.
Pedro: Chilean student who lived in hostel for 2 years. Ended up working as there was nobody else to to so. Spoke a very rapid, slangy Chilean Spanish. Not very gregarious but good kid.
Jim: Slightly bitter Englishman, student of the Spanish language. Elaborate plans to seduce South American girls.
Suzie: Italian girl, first female receptionist I saw there, in fact she started after I left. Had something of a pantomime character about her. Studied something which meant she was always making things out of play-dough.
Fer: Uruguayan Rocker - always coming across to BA to see gigs, stayed at the hostel and fell in love with it, got a job there. Rolinger hair-cut. Funny husky voice like some kind of whiskey-pickled Metalhead. Introduced us to a big metal bar/club very near the hostel, which I loved.
Mathew, Richard, Lucas and others: Somewhat cooker-cutter American youngsters who spent short amounts of time working in the hostel. Nice boys and generally got on better with the cleaning lady than the rest of us.
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