Urban space as a live canvas. I can be a difficult person to travel with down here in the Southern Cone: walk two feet, stop, fish out camera, narrowly avoid traffic, squirrel away camera again. I once wandered Buenos Aires with a classmate who was working with graffiti artists. They told her (I va[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Buenos Aires’
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[...]
Gay Marriage in Latin America: Is Argentina Ahead of the Curve?
Just last week, two men got married in Buenos Aires, Argentina after 34 years together as partners. The coolest part about this? The official crossed out “man and woman” on the license and instead wrote “contracting parties.” They were able to get married because Argentina just recently pass[...]
Finding Your Niche as a Short-Term Volunteer
Jennifer Yael Green is a writer and traveler who most recently spent a year as an English instructor in South Korea. To paraphrase Benjamin Franklin, she lives her life striving to write something worth reading, or to do something worth writing about. She spent several months volunteering in a vill[...]
Not Too Far Gone
I’ve kind of been out of action for a while, so excuse the long gap between posts. But after crossing the six month mark in Argentina, the novelty has worn off and the differences between a volunteer life and a professional life have started to blur, and I feel further and further removed from my [...]
December 16th, 2009 - 11:03 am § in Argentina, Volunteer Spotlight
Volunteer Spotlight: Facing Paco in Buenos Aires
Jennifer Yael Green is a writer and traveler who most recently spent a year as an English instructor in South Korea. To paraphrase Benjamin Franklin, she lives her life striving to write something worth reading, or to do something worth writing about. She spent several months volunteering in a [...]
November 25th, 2009 - 2:32 pm § in Argentina, Around Town
New Doors Open, Finally
I’ve just passed the three month mark in Argentina, and I feel like I’ve turned a new page. I was down for a while there, what with the hard transitions, new jobs, saying goodbye to friends while trying to make new ones, etc. It’s never an easy thing to pick up and move to a [...][...]
Volunteer Spotlight: An Intimate Look at Villa 31 in Buenos Aires
Emily Anne Epstein is a photographer and writer who, after spending a year working in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is currently based in NYC. Her interest in the lives of those around her has led her to seek out work with Habitat for Humanity, Americorps, and other non-governmental organizations to supp[...]
