I knew this would have to be done soon and I wasn’t looking forward to it. Most Argentine women wear their hair long and straight, so I wasn’t sure how well the hairdressers would work with short hair. My friend Susan grew her hair long when she moved to Ecuador for just this reason.

But this morning my hair was such a disaster I just walked into a local salon and took a chance. I think Oscar did a great job though — what do you think?