Excursion 5: Buenos Aires

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The excursions are winding down! So I bid farewell to Argentina with one last trip to Buenos Aires. Awesomely enough, we met a lovely Brazilian friend while we were staying in Mendoza, named Grace. She is living in Buenos Aires right now studying so she offered to show us around for a part of our trip.

Highlights:

–       El Ateneo This awesome spot was an old cinema now converted into a bookstore. Still, however, is the beautiful building and amazing ceiling paintings.

–       Theatre Colรณn A beautiful old opera house that is a product of some of the best architecture, art, and acoustics.

–       Seรฑor Tango

What is going to the capital without seeing a tango show? Well we had a lot of fun over wine and good company watching one of the best shows in the city. It was so well done and the dancers were incredible.

–        San Telmo Feria

Some of the best goods all collected in about 10 or more blocks of one of the barrios in the city sprinkled with local music playing in the streets along with fresh squeezed orange juice and authentic Columbian coffee (see picture).

–       El Tigre

This beautiful little picturesque town right outside of the city has the Tigre River intersecting it, which is the same river that takes you over to Uruguay!

All and all Buenos Aires was a huge and diverse city that hardly sleeps and eats a lot of medialunas, rich with intricate architecture and filled with Porteรฑos that love a good time and fun company.

Madison Rogers

ยกBuenas! My name is Madison Rogers. I am an English and Spanish double major with a minor in Latin American and Latino studies. I attend Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey. Attending college in the city of Camden has completely shaped my undergrad career. Its intercity setting has led me to intensive service efforts centering on youth and the Spanish-speaking community. This past fall I was able to launch an ESL class for parents in the North Camden neighborhood. Additionally, I work one-on-one tutoring a group of students in one of Camdenโ€™s elementary schools who have recently migrated from Latin America, supplementing their coursework with additional English practice. Following my bachelors, I intend on pursuing TESOL in conjunction with community development and outreach. This experience has completely defined my career goals, which is why my particular study abroad program is not simply beneficial, but necessary. For this upcoming Fall semester I will be studying, for five months, at Ponifica Universidad Catรณlica de Chile in Valparaรญso, Chile. The language and cultural immersion that this program offers is essential for my academic focus and professional goals. There I plan on navigating through various communities to continue my ESL work, capacity building and creating mutually beneficial linguistic partnerships. This program, and the experience and opportunity it offers, is an ideal match to who I am and who I wish to become. I never could have imagined this to be in reach for someone of my single parent and low-income background, so now being able to explore, live and grow abroad is something that I will forever carry in everything that I do. ยกHasta pronto Valparaรญso!