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Thu, 18 Sep 2008 | By doreen-b | Views [428] | Comments [1]
Besides going to spanish school, I decided to take some dance lessons at the local dance studio called La Guayaba (which is a delicious fruit known in english as the Guava). The instructor, Arial, is from Venezuela and his wife, Sandra, is from Argentina.... Read more >
Mon, 15 Sep 2008 | By forgettable_blue | Views [747]
So as I mentioned in my last post, I was really, really, REALLY looking forward to Bolivia. Apparently it wasn´t looking forward to us. Yeah we knew there were riots, the US Ambassador had been excused (ie kicked out), the president had suspended half ... Read more >
Fri, 12 Sep 2008 | By forgettable_blue | Views [1007] | Comments [4]
So it took me a whole 8 hours of traveling to Miami for me to be glad I´d overpacked and brought lots of soap; I had an eight hour layover and my bag was covered in toothpaste because the pressure had magically unscrewed the cap. Orange, sticky, everywhere.... Read more >
Wed, 10 Sep 2008 | By doreen-b | Views [529] | Comments [2]
I was asked by an English Institute, which is only 10 steps away from our front door, to moderate a small group of teenagers who are at conversational level of English. So of course I accepted because its just another way to meet new people, and it turns ... Read more >
Tue, 9 Sep 2008 | By doreen-b | Views [579]
There is an interesting recycling system here. There are families (and I say that because I always see children doing this) who use a horse and cart to pick up the cardboard from in front of the homes, where the garbage bags are placed (and I might ... Read more >
Mon, 1 Sep 2008 | By the-haines-rtw | Views [715] | Comments [1]
Hi everyone, Well it´s our last day here in Buenos Aires, tonight we catch an 18hr VIP bus to Iguazo Falls to see the World´s 2nd largest waterfalls, after Victoria Falls in South Africa. VIP because it has fully reclining seats that turn into beds ... Read more >
Sat, 30 Aug 2008 | By doreen-b | Views [519] | Comments [1]
On Saturday, my friend Coti took me to Icho Cruz, which is a small town about one hour away to sit down by the River and have a sandwich and drink Mate (prounounced Ma-Tay) and its what all the Argentinians drink. Its a special herb that is prepared ... Read more >
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 | By doreen-b | Views [409]
On Friday night Walter invited to the house a co-worker named Frank, who is American and his wife (who is Argentinian), and they just moved to Cordoba three months ago to give it a try and live in this country. Frank teachers at the same school as Walter.... Read more >
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 | By doreen-b | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 19 Aug 2008 | By doreen-b | Views [745] | Comments [3]
I read in the local paper that a music group that I really like, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, were coming to Cordoba in concert. They are starting their tour soon in Mexico City and will be in Argentina in December. The concert will be on Saturday, December ... Read more >
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 | By doreen-b | Views [597] | Comments [2]
On Sunday Walter, Gloria, and Lissette took me to the City Park called Parque Sarmiento. Inside the park is a amusement park and a zoo. Everything is very brown and dry right now, but I can imagine it really green in the summer time. I´m sure we´ll ... Read more >
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 | By doreen-b | Views [438]
On Saturday I went to a ¨vacation town¨ outside of Cordoba called Carlos Paz. It reminded me of Stillwater with a Casino. I went with two new friends named Coti and Marta. How I met them is because my friend, Belen from MN, had sent them an email ... Read more >
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 | By doreen-b | Views [730] | Comments [2]
Walter and I took the local bus (colectivo) to the center of town to check out schools on Monday night. Its called CoinEd and the other one is called Espanex. CoinEd was a house converted to a small school and Espanex is in a tall office building on ... Read more >
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 | By doreen-b | Views [502]
I live in a middle-class neighborhood with Walter, Gloria, and Lissette. Walter is a middle-school teacher of what I believe would be our 6th and 8th grade. He teaches English. Walter also is a tutor in English and has students sometimes in the evenings ... Read more >
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