Part of a Youtube video. At the inn he served me Argentine yerba mate and introduced me to the Argentine culture of yerba mate and conversation. He asked me what I thought of it.

At the end of June 2024, I spent two weeks in Spain, mostly in Barcelona, with the rest of the time in Madrid. In Madrid, I didn’t know anyone, so as usual, I booked a place on Airbnb.

The accommodation was a shared house with a private room, but the bathroom, kitchen, and shower were shared with other housemates.In these types of accommodations, I often bump into housemates with completely different backgrounds and end up chatting for a while. Similarly, in the Madrid Airbnb, I met a guy from Argentina.

He shared some stories about the struggles of living in Argentina. At the time, he had recently moved to Madrid, seeking a better life.

Back in Argentina, he was an energetic individual who led projects organizing and managing live music events. He told me about his ambitious plans to start a YouTube channel as his next challenge in Madrid.

During the few days I stayed at that house, we became acquainted. When it was time for me to move on to my next destination, New York, he suddenly asked, "Be my first interviewee!" He quickly set up for a shoot, and before I knew it, the interview was uploaded to YouTube for his Argentine audience to watch.

The video, titled Otro Argentino en Europa, remains a great memory of the encounter.↓