Destination: Argentina

Gallery: Cordoba

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 | By clairejennings | Photo Gallery

Buenos Aires

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 | By tspani | Views [514] | Comments [1]

Hey! I arrived safe and sound to BA, Almalija and Robin met me at the airport and we went out site seeing near the hostel. They had met Dave Matthews in the cemetary the day before and found out that he was playing in the big Pepsi music fest thats on ... Read more >

Gallery: Iguazu Falls

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 | By clairejennings | Photo Gallery

What Did She Say?

Sat, 4 Oct 2008 | By doreen-b | Views [690] | Comments [4]

Gloria invited her classmates (she takes English class once a week) over for an Asado on Friday Night.  They cooked Matambre (beef loins) on the grill.  I was proud of myself because this was the first time that I felt 99% comfortable in a group situation ... Read more >

Uff...Not An Ideal Way To Wake Up :-)

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 | By doreen-b | Views [558]

On Wednesday morning just before my alarm clock went off, I was awoken by a fire truck´s siren and the school band right in front of my window. It was like they were marching in my bedroom!!  Our house is located in front of the high school and on this ... Read more >

Gallery: Buenos Aires

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 | By schoandsimon | Photo Gallery

Departing El Calafate - Mach II

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 | By dysfunctional | Views [737] | Comments [3]

We´re ready early to leave the America del Sur hostel in El Calafate, Patagonia, Argentina, and hoping that this attempt will be more successful. After a big night out Saturday night, listing to a solid set by some hostel guys in a local band, we rolled ... Read more >

Study Time

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 | By doreen-b | Views [458] | Comments [5]

Its almost been two months that I have been in Cordoba.  I can´t believe how fast time flies.  I am getting use to the city and the people, but at times I feel like I should be learning more Spanish.  I want to know it all right now, and that is impossible ... Read more >

La Guayaba Dance Studio

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 | By doreen-b | Views [412] | 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 >

Unwanted

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 | By forgettable_blue | Views [698]

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 >

I hope bugs hate Campsuds more than they like toothpaste...

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 | By forgettable_blue | Views [953] | 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 >

Gallery: Buenos Aires and Iguazu Falls

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 | By forgettable_blue | Photo Gallery

What? I Can Be A Part-Time English Teacher

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 | By doreen-b | Views [517] | 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 >

The ¨Horse and Cart¨ Recycling System

Tue, 9 Sep 2008 | By doreen-b | Views [560]

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 >

Buenos Aires: City of Steak, Tango and Futbol!

Mon, 1 Sep 2008 | By the-haines-rtw | Views [694] | 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 >