There’s not much I can say without simply echoing the sentiments of my fellow students. When I was preparing to depart for the program I wrote about the grand mix of emotions I was feeling. And now that I’ve had to leave, there’s another unique that I’m sure we can all relate to. Perhaps what…
Category: Argentina ISA Buenos Aires
A month and change in Buenos Aires
Hello again! I arrived in Buenos Aires at the end of January for the Latin American Studies program at the Universidad de Belgrano. Since I last wrote I’ve completed a one-month intensive Spanish course. Rollins IP offers the option to take this course in addition to the semester at no additional cost, and I’ve found…
¡Adios, Jersey!
At the time of this writing I am preparing for my flight to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to participate in ISA’s Latin American Studies program at the University of Belgrano. In speaking to friends, relatives, and other folks back home about my plans for the coming semester, one question came up a lot: why Argentina? I…
Back in the US
I arrived back in the US on November 9, and time has flown since then. It seems like just yesterday I was being picked up at the airport. The day that I left was quite memorable, scrambling to fit everything into my suitcase, getting to the airport 6 hours early because I had to leave…
Coming back to America
After a 9-hour flight back to Miami, I have finally arrived in the place I call home. America– the land of the free and obese. Obviously, I started my descent into the darkness by stuffing my face with a warm and sweet taste of a cinnabon as the scent blesses my nostrils. My girlfriend was…
Only a week left in Argentina
This morning, I began to pack my suitcases. Next week, I will leave Buenos Aires and come home. It is quite a bittersweet departure, four months seems like not much time here but such a long time away from home. Finals begin on Monday, and I honestly have no idea where my time here went….
Education in Buenos Aires
Description Porteños lack knowledge of their own history. It’s a common theme in the city that has become too noticeable during the interactions I have with the locals. Repeatedly, I notice their ignorance. Some of these discrepancies can be compared to the uneducated American that doesn’t know what the 13 stripes on our flag signify,…
Relationships in Buenos Aires
While in Buenos Aires, Argentina, I have learned a lot about the people, the language and myself. The culture here is vibrant with color and there always something to do in the city. Whether that means sightseeing, partying with the locals in the restless nightlife in the city, or enjoying a glass of fine wine…
Discrepancies in Buenos Aires
The social behavior of the porteño surrounds the “perfect life” of the Bourgeois family. Characteristics of this family stem from Marxist views that were deemed materialistic, civilized, and conservative life of the middle-upper class lifestyle as acceptable. The elite framed the society to reflect these constructs of civility and privileged the European perspective. Retrospectively, they…
Coming to Buenos Aires
Coming to Buenos Aires I didn’t know what to expect. This was going to be my first time in South America. You better believe I was excited. I could barely speak the language, despite taking a few Spanish classes on campus. I never had to depend on my Spanish language ever before so it was…