Last night I was invited to go to a party with Cecilia and her sister Adriana, who is visiting from Rosario. I didn’t actually understand what it was, thinking from Cecilia’s description that it was some kind of women’s group.

I’m still not exactly sure what the group is about, but they were a fantastic bunch of people — both men and women as it turns out — and this was a full on party! It was on somebody’s rooftop, and we were among the first to arrive. When we climbed up to the roof we found the son of the house busily making pizza — from scratch. And I had an idea how many people might be there from the number of pizzas he was making!

In the end I think there were about thirty people there. The music was loud and upbeat and people were dancing singly, in pairs and in groups! When the pizzas made their appearance, around midnight I think, they were fantastic. Different topping combinations from the ones I know — I never saw a pizza with corn kernels mixed with Roquefort cheese, for example — and all delicious.

Apparently it’s a tradition here to end a party with ice cream, and that happened around 2 am. I finally got home around 3 am, so it was quite a night and I had a great time. They say Buenos Aires is a nighttime city, so I guess this was my introduction!