Tuesday and Wednesday by Timothy Sullivan

 Tuesday, today, we started out with a trip to “La Universidad Católica de Argentina” (UCA), or the Catholic University of Argentina in English. Situated in the prestigious neighborhood of Puerto Madero, UCA is one of the most prestigious private university in Argentina. To start our visit, we had an interactive lesson on the school’s international programs, areas of study, and Argentinian culture as a whole. This included some fun quizzes and games about their school system throughout. Upon leaving the lesson, we each received a UCA tote bag and went on a comprehensive tour of the school’s main buildings and academic programs. On a side note, I bought a surprisingly incredible alfajor from a vending machine there. After the tour, we headed back to school for lunch where we ate and played some games at the table until it was time to go out to our second event of the day: a tour of the Estadio Más Monumental, the stadium home to the prestigious River Plate soccer club. After taking some time to explore the stadiums museum, with some sitting down to eat in the cafe, we got started on the tour. Admittedly, the tour guide was hard to hear, both due to stadium construction and my still improving Spanish comprehension skills, but the great views and pictures were worth it nevertheless. Finally, we got back on the bus, drove back to school, and concluded another interesting day in Buenos Aires.






Wednesday, after beginning our day in Colegio de Salvador, the group walked down to the Plaza de Mayo, one of the most important areas of Buenos Aires. In the plaza we got a brief lesson on the history of some of the most important buildings such as the Casa Rosada, The Cabildo, and the Cathedral. We then entered the Cathedral and had the opportunity to see the changing of the guard at the tomb of José de San Martín, which was very cool. After a quick stop for some medialunas and coffee, we then got a tour of the legislative building of the city of Buenos Aires. The group got to sit in the representatives’ chairs in the chamber and see the building's library, which contains over 50,000 books worth of legislative actions. After returning to school and having lunch, some guys spent some time in the English classes of younger students, telling stories and helping them to practice their English. Overall, it was a fun day (especially for history/law people such as myself) and it's hard to believe that we have just one week left in Argentina!








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