Argentina
Apr. 14
This is a little late, but…
I’m home. And it’s…different. It just isn’t the same as when I left. People changed; or was that just me changing? I’m dating someone, which is weird. It’s good, though. I’m just a different person. I see things differently. I…
Mar. 13
Fin
Probablemente esta va a ser mi última actualización. Voy a los Estados Unidos mañana. Me gusta Buenos Aires, y voy a extrañar muchas cosas aquí. Pero también estoy emocionada para volver a los Estados Unidos. Cosas que voy a extrañar: Mi…
Mar. 13
Examenes
Este semana tuve todos mis examenes. El lunes no fue difícil. Asistí mis clases y estudié para mis finales de historia y gramática con un amigo.mi examen oral en mi clase de gramática El martes tuve mi examen de gramática. Fue…
Mar. 11
Cordoba
Este fin de semana fui a Cordoba con mi programa. El viernes, fuimos a un museo de genecidio. El museo era un centro de detención durante de la Guerra Sucia y personas vivían y fueron torturados allí. El museo que fuimos…
Mar. 08
Carne, Carne, Carne
El lunes fue el cumpleaños de mi amiga. Por eso, fuimos a Puerto Madero para almorzar. Comimos a Cabaña las Lilas. Fue increíble! Muy caro, pero increíble. Fue el mejor servicio y comida que he tenido en Argentina. Compartimos un bife de…
Mar. 03
Iguazu
Este fin de semana fui a Iguazu con una amiga. Fue increíble! Primero, caminamos por la salva. Actualment, me recordó a Disney Land un poco. Entonces, vimos a las cataratas.Que linda! Yo nunca había visto tan mucho agua. Tomamos un barco cerca…
Feb. 28
2 Semanas más
El lunes, presenté sobre hiperinflación en los 80s en mi clase de historia. Después de clase, fui a barrio chino otra vez. Estaba buscando anteojos, pero no me gustaron los que encontré. Comí allí. En la tarde, no hice mucho. Miré la…
Feb. 24
Mendoza
Este fin de semana, fui a Mendoza con mi programa. El viernes, tomamos un avión a Mendoza. Cuando llegamos, comimos almuerzo y después fuimos en un tour de vino. La primera bodega que fuimos, era la Bodega Tapiz. Es muy…
Feb. 21
Muchos colectivos
Hola! El sábado no fue muy interesante. Yo dormí por mucho tiempo, y después hize mucha tarea. No hice nada tarea durante de mis vacaciones, entonces tuve mucho cuando volví a Buenos Aires. El domingo fui a la feria…
Feb. 16
El Calafate
Nosotros llegamos en Calafate muy tarde en el noche, y por eso no nos despertamos temprano, y no pudimos ir a actividades el primer día. El primer día en Calafate, caminamos por la pueblo y reservamos actividades por el proximo día. En el…
Feb. 16
Ushuaia
Hola! Lo siento – no he escrito en mucho tiempo. Tuve mis vacaciones la semana pasada. Por el primera parte de la semana yo estaba en Ushuaia – la ciudad más sur del mundo. Yo tomé una vuelta a Ushuaia…
Jan. 14
Museo de la Memoria.
So today we finally had our oral presentations in class! I think mine went ok, but I am still nervous to see my grade! I think my accent is actually pretty decent, at least compared to the rest of my…
Jan. 13
Taking San Telmo Seriously!
Today I took another trip to the San Telmo fair with my friends! We decided we needed to go again because last Sunday we were all still too jet lagged to enjoy it (although I did get my amazing 3-D…
Jan. 12
Tigre!
Today, my friends and I took a much needed break from our busy week and went to Tigre. I am definitely regretting taking this class as a 3-week intersession program, I think Buenos Aires would be much more appreciated if…
Jan. 11
Friday at Last.
Today was a pretty uninteresting day in class. We were all very tired from our day trip to Catalonia! After class we visited the Parque de La Memoria which was pretty cool, although one of the hottest days I have…
Jan. 10
Catalonia, Uruguay.
Today we took a class trip to Catalonia, one of the closest Uruguayan cities to Buenos Aires. It is really a beautiful little town for vacationists. The ride on the buque bus from Buenos Aires was a little uncomfortable but…
Jan. 09
One Long Class.
Today class went by relatively quickly. It was nice that our first class quiz was cancelled. My Spanish seems to be getting better which is nice! We are working on present perfect and past perfect which is nice, because I…
Jan. 08
Disappointments all around.
Today was our second day of classes. Total disaster. The whole class was horrible with the exercises our profesor made us do, but to be fair he didn’t really go over what he wanted us to know the day before.…
Jan. 07
First Day of Class.
Today was our first day of class. Surprisingly not as bad as expected, but we will see how hard the material gets. Our professor is a little bit ridiculous though. He is a native of Buenos Aires and so his…
Jan. 06
Sundays in San Telmo.
Today was the first real day of adventuring out for my friends and I. Finally over the jetlag we were only suffering from fatigue caused by the heat. Well, that and a failed attempt to party with the porteños… We…
Jan. 05
First Impressions.
These past few days in Bueons Aires have been a blur. The plane ride seemed to last forever, we flew five hours from San Diego to Texas, had a two hour layover, then spent almost 10 hours on the plane…
Dec. 20
Personal Playlist
Hola chicos, Music is a big part of life, I don’t think I could have made it through this semester without it. Here are some tracks that made adjusting to Argentina easier on me: 1. Edge of Glory: I’m a…
Dec. 20
Last Night in Buenos Aires
Buenas noches queridos, I cannot believe that I have less than 24 hours left in this wonderful mess of a country. Time passed so quickly. I’ve been trying to sleep for the past 3 hours and 20 minutes, so I…
Dec. 08
Strangest Final Ever
Hi friends, As I blogged about on my last update, the difference between finals in North and South America is great. And even though I “shadowed” the first final, I had no idea what I was in for this Friday.…
Dec. 02
Finals in South America vs. North America
Buenas amigos, This past week I’ve had two of my four finals. Tuesday I had my final for contemporary topics in Argentine Literature. Back in the states, your professors will usually give you some parameters for studying– “just through chapter…
Dec. 01
Back to Reality
Buenas tardes lectores, Saturday was a lazy day. We slept in and had breakfast in the hotel. Unfortunately we had to check out by 12, so we tanned by the pool until about 11, packed our bags and put them…
Dec. 01
Black Friday in Igazú
Hola amigos, cómo andás? Day Two in Igazú we woke up to tropical thunderstorms and rain. Before breakfast, we ran to the gift shop to buy rain ponchos– we weren’t going to let the rain stop us from exploring the…
Nov. 25
Thanksgiving in Igazú
Buenas tardes queridos, My mom, aunt and I woke up very early Thursday morning to catch a taxi to Ezezia Airport for our 6:55 flight to Igazú. Igazú is a small town but it is a huge tourist attraction due…
Nov. 21
Museo Evita and Family Dinner
Qué tal chicos? Sunday was a rainy day, my mom and aunt had an early start to the day and went to the Recoleta Cemetery and la feria in Plaza Francia. My mom picked up some souvenirs for my brother…
Nov. 20
Boca y Caminito con la familia
Hola lectores, Early Saturday afternoon I got to see my mom and aunt for the first time in months! We grabbed lunch and then took a city tour by bus. My mom, aunt, and I were the only English-speakers. The…
Nov. 18
Lady Gaga concert in BsAs
Little Monsters, Friday was a very important day for me: my dad’s birthday, my mom and aunt arrived for their week-long visit, and I went to Gaga’s first concert in Buenos Aires! I met up with a group of IFSA…
Nov. 09
In Which I Grow Up
No one realizes when they reach adulthood. It’s not a switch that you flip off in your brain or anything. It’s not like you can just snap your fingers, and boom, you’re a grown-up. It’s different for everyone. For some…
Nov. 03
Weekend in Puerto Madryn
So two weeks ago (I’m sorry I’m so late, so much to do so little time) my friend Chloe and I went to Puerto Madryn. Puerto Madryn is located in the province of Chubut in Patagonia (south of Buenos Aires…
Oct. 20
In Which I Write Another Long Blog Entry
Hola, mis amores! So, I haven’t blogged in a while (surprise, surprise, right?), so here we go, with details from the last week. Fun stuff! So, where I left you, I don’t think I introduced y’all to the newest person…
Oct. 17
Longest bike ride ever!
A couple weeks ago, my program took me on a bike ride from San Isidro to Tigre. They are both outside of Buenos Aires Capital Federal, but inside Buenos Aires Province. We met near the train station and took the…
Oct. 11
A dedication to my Mama
Nothing makes you connect with your host mom than telling her your life story and your messed-up family life and her sympathizing and just being the best host mama ever. I LOVE YOU, MAMA <3 <3 <3
Oct. 11
Here, have some more of my life!
So, you might be wondering what I’m doing back here, already. “Anna,” you might say, “you have blogged twice in a week instead of once a month! What is wrong with you?” Well, I’ll tell you what’s wrong with me!…
Oct. 03
Because I haven’t posted in a looooooooooong time…have my life. <3
Hello, SGG crowd! You might be wondering what the event is for such a loooooong title. Well, I’ll tell you! This past week was full of fun, friends, and field hockey, food, and, evidently, lots of alliteration. Field hockey, you…
Oct. 01
Empathy for the Immigrants
I think that anyone from the US who travels to a country that speaks a tongue different from that of the individual, remaining there for at least one week, can empathize with the immigrants in our country that struggle with…
Oct. 01
¿Que?
Sometimes I wonder if I wasted my time sitting in the classroom year after year, semester after semester, in the United States learning Spanish. Here in Argentina, it seems that the language is so different that what my books taught…
Sep. 30
Spoiled Rotten Americans
I never realized how stereotypically North American I was until I left the country. We North Americans are spoiled rotten. No, Argentina is not a third world country, or even a second world, but there are just some customs here…
Sep. 29
Las chicas en Iguazu!
Last weekend was a long weekend because of two holidays (one on Friday and one on Monday). My friends and I took advantage of the long weekend and went to Iguazu for 4 days! It was definitely the high light…
Sep. 17
Day trip to Tigre
Obviously I’m behind in my posts so I’m trying to catch up now. A couple of weekends ago Chloe and I met up with our argentine friend Rocio in Tigre for the day. Luckily it was one of the few…
Sep. 16
Gettin’ real touristy
I know it has been a while since my last post, but here it goes. Shortly after my last post, my friend Chloe and I went to the famous Recoleta Cemetery. It was the most beautiful cemetery I’ve seen.…
Sep. 11
FOOD FOOD FOOD
Hey everyone! I guess in my last post, I forgot to mention too much about the food. I mean, I went into it a little, but Argentine food is good enough that I want to talk about it ALL THE…
Sep. 09
The first two weeks!
Hey kids! Sorry for not blogging since forever. It’s been kind of tough to find time to sit down, nestle into some blankets, and write. So, here’s the review of my first two weeks in the lovely city of Mercedes,…
Aug. 17
Almost a month living in Buenos Aires!
It has been a crazy past few weeks due to trying to get my class schedule figured out. After all the stress, I finally secured my schedule and have time to write about all the fun things I’ve been doing.…
Jul. 28
Finding my way around
It hasn’t even been a whole week living in Buenos Aires and I’ve already learned so much about how to get around in the city. Before I start that I just have to say that Buenos Aires is amazing, but…
Jul. 23
I’m here Buenos Aires!!!
Today I arrived in Buenos Aires after preparing for this trip during my whole spring semester and beginning of summer. It’s finally here: the time of my life living in Buenos Aires speaking Spanish 24/7 for 6 months! I’m beyond…
Jul. 15
1 week left!
Today marks 1 week before I leave for Argentina!!! I leave July 22 from New York and will be arriving in Argentina on July 23. I’m going on the group flight with my program and will get to meet other…
Jul. 12
A Math Lesson
So today, I learned when I will fly to Miami, meet the rest of my travelling group, and then head off to Buenos Aires. !!!!!. So, here are some equations that sum up the day. me + email with travel…
Jun. 12
Hey everyone!
Hi, people of SGG My name is Anna, and I’m a high school junior (yay, finally an upperclassman!) headed to Argentina in the fall for the semester. This is going to be my first study abroad session ever, and I’m…