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,…
Category: Argentina ISA Buenos Aires
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…
3 Myths about Studying Abroad in Buenos Aires
Myth 1: Studying Abroad in Buenos Aires is like Studying Abroad in Europe I have heard many people describe Buenos Aires as the Paris of South America, but I do not think this description is fitting. Though the European influences are apparent in the architecture and cuisine of the city, Buenos Aires definitely has its…
Chau Chau
I have now completed a full semester abroad which included an intensive Spanish class (that I did not need but needed the credits) and a course with locals which was not necessary as I stayed an extra month JUST for that one final I am completely ready to return to the states. I still believe…
My First Month in Buenos Aires
By Emily Tyler I can hardly believe that I have been abroad for a little over a month now. I arrived on June 22 in Buenos Aires to take a month of Intensive Spanish. I would definitely recommend taking this coursed because it puts the language into context in Argentina. If you ask a local,…
Preparing for Studying Abroad in Buenos Aires (ISA)
As my time in the United States comes to a close, I feel as if time is at a stand still. The fact that I am leaving in a few days hasn’t sunk in yet, even though I have spent the last few months preparing for this experience. I am studying abroad with ISA and…
2 months and 22 days left
Although many are finishing up their semester abroad, I am barely halfway through mine. My identity as a first-generation, low income, Mexican-American student remains and has strengthened. I have been constantly defending my identity with those who look down on Latin Americans who apparently do not live up to the Argentine expectations. I’ve been ridiculed by…
Soy un Yanqui y soy mexicana
During my first month I refused to see myself as a “foreigner”, I attempted to camouflage myself within the crowds of the university. Although I spoke English with other exchange students, I yearned to quickly make Argentine friends to get as far away from all these “Americans”. I add quotations on American because “American” means…