27 hours in bus. 27 hours there and 27 hours back. (and that’s will all my clothes and hair still smelling like burnt feathers from just the night before…) That’s how long it took to get to Cachi, a small pueblo of 8,000 high up in the desert in the north of Argentina, along the … Continue reading Winter (in July) Break
So, a couple weeks back at the end of June, had a long weekend off from school and so we decided to make the official tourist pilgrimage to Colonia, Uruguay. Its just an easy, couple hour ferry-ride across the river (the widest in the world, as los Argentinos are so proud to tell you) and … Continue reading Colonia, Uruguay
So this 4th of July came and went without me speaking a single word of English or seeing a single American- other my own reflection in the mirror. Its the fourth year now that I’ve been out of the States on the 4th, so you think it wouldnt be that big of a deal. But … Continue reading a 4th of July without America
So with a group of friends we put on a Noche de Pizza Loca. Essentially, an amazing excuse to get people to make me pizza, disguised as a competition. Each team had to try to come up with the most creative and most delicious pizza. I led my team in making a dessert pizza, something … Continue reading Noche de Pizza Loca
this past weekend was the holiday “Day of the Worker,” meaning that everyone gets the day off, but, ironically fell on a Saturday…anyway, so I decided that I had to take advantage of the break from Saturday classes and see a bit more of the country. I’ve been here about 6 weeks now and haven’t … Continue reading off for an adventure
Since getting to Buenos Aires I’ve been part of the young adult’s group at the church and tonight we had a photo scavenger hunt. Basically each team had a list of things to find and take a picture of in a set amount of time, and the team with the most by the end of … Continue reading Photo Scavenger Hunt
