Before I start this week’s post, I would like to apologize to all of my readers (AKA my mom and dad) for not posting anything for the past few weeks. Since my last post I’ve been kind of busy. I lived in a hostel, had my passport stolen, made 20 new friends from around the world, got [...][...]
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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Buenos Aires
The Good The people: Argentines are some of the warmest people I have ever met. Whether you are lost on the street, confused about the subway, or even need a place to sleep I have found most of the people in Buenos Aires to be helpful, accommodating, and very friendly. I think that [...][...]
El Sol de San Telmo
Today was the official start of my volunteer work and I must admit I am pretty excited about it. About three weeks ago, Amauta language school gave me a choice of about 30 volunteer programs I could get involved with. The one that popped out to me was interning for a community-run newspaper [...][...]
Smells Like Justice
Argentines have a strong history of political activism. One of the most famous Argentines in history, Che Guevara, is an international symbol for revolutionaries. While Che is long gone, the revolutionary spirit is still alive and well in Argentina. In fact, it’s so potent you can smell it. Li[...]
October 4th, 2010 - 9:00 am § in Argentina, Around Town
Bienvenidos a Argentina
Imagine a modern European city of over two million people. Now add a century of political turmoil, tango, and the fact that it’s located in South America, and you would have a pretty good picture of Buenos Aires. This “Paris of the South” is where I will call home for the next four mont[...]
