On the 24th of May 2010 the 16 lane avenue 9 de Julio was teeming with boisterous manifestations of national pride as hundreds of thousands of Argentines celebrated the Bicentennial of the May Revolutions. Meanwhile, 6 city blocks up the Avenida de Mayo, on the far side of the Plaza del Congreso, th[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Argentina’
August 12th, 2011 - 6:00 am § in Argentina
Desde Lejos He Venido: How an Opera Singer Became an Urban Sikuri
Machismo Madness: Does machismo exist in Argentina? Or is this a cultural misunderstanding?
For the month of July, La Vida Idealist has asked bloggers to write about their experiences with machismo. This is the second post in that series. I am sitting in one of the million lovely cafés in Buenos Aires, waiting to order my daily cortado. The waiter finally meanders over and no sooner do [...]
June 24th, 2011 - 6:45 am § in Argentina, In the Field
Pride and Picture Frames
After months of working in the office, I will finally get the chance to go into the field. Destination: Santa Fe, about a five hour bus ride from Buenos Aires. Here, Habitat for Humanity-Argentina is working with around 130 families, providing them with credits and loans to attain adequate housing. [...]
Non-Profit Spotlight: Un Techo Para Mi Pais, Argentina
When I spent my last semester in China, volunteering weekly was one of my most rewarding activities. I planned to continue volunteering my time regularly here in Buenos Aires, but my class schedule proved especially tough. So instead of volunteering regularly, I hear my friends talk about their [...]
January 6th, 2011 - 2:51 pm § in Argentina
Holidays in the Big Arg
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 [...][...]
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 [...][...]
