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…
Author: IMANNSHUGGINS
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…