Saturday, September 24th marked a day of global support for the Moving Planet initiative (check out their website to see a picture of our group) encouraging people worldwide to reduce carbon emissions by taking alternative modes of transportation. We were more than happy to join a few of our new friends for a bike ride (borrowed from BikingBuenosAires) to a small park in a Northern neighborhood where we were greeted by several locals and activists keen on protecting the Earth. Not exactly sure what we had signed up for, but expecting some cruising through the city on our bikes, we were a bit unprepared. Over dressed, undernourished, and somewhat hung over, we somehow made it through the 4 hour event and actually had a great time. We volunteered our creative talents by helping with banners, painting bicycles on walls and sneaking beer into the plaza for those hardworking tree huggers. The best part was knowing that thousands of others from around the world were congregating for the same reason.
Mateas, the coordinator, planned to follow up with a bike ride to Congress to present a plea on behalf of those who want to make a difference in Buenos Aires. The implementation of several kilometers of bike paths, bike rental stations, and stricter laws made to protect bikers has been an impressive effort by BA's government during the most recent years, but they are still leaps and bounds behind other modern cities around the world. Everyone at the park on Saturday, including myself, would like to see more people out on the trails, eating up less of the world's precious resources, and getting some exercise too!
But the BEST part was this kid who plays Nintendo music from old Gameboys! No joke! Here's a video of one of his songs. (sorry, I can't turn it upright, but just listen. That's the important part) Never have I seen such creativity with a video game. xo
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