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Today is Kids' Day in Costa Rica, so after filling myself with celebratory cake and fried chicken, I skipped out on afternoon parties to come to Buenos Aires. I had to make some photocopies, mail a wedding gift and give you a quick ayote update.

Last night my host mom finally cut the black, rotting, fly-covered end of the ayote that's been sitting uncovered on the kitchen counter for a couple of weeks and tossed it into a bucket in the yard. She took the remaining good parts of the ayote, cut them up and cooked them on the stove.


It was so delicious I asked for seconds for the first time all year. Ayote is even better than pumpkin. I just wanted you to know. And to all you kids out there, happy day.