Argentina 2024

Tuesday: Today is Tuesday, the 11th. It was an incredibly educative day. We started strong with a class about Argentina’s national drink, mate, its history and culture rooted in the indigenous culture and its present day relevance in the nation as something that builds community. After the mate class , accompanied by some snacks, we walked around the city and learned about its history, particularly its colonial history. We walked from school to some landmarks of historical significance on a tour led by our Colegio Del Salvador host, Eugenia. It was really interesting to learn about the nation’s history and have a morning snack in one of the most renowned cafes in the city’s history, Cafe Tortoni. The rest of the day ended pretty quickly, we walked back to school after visiting another landmark, the church of Saint Ignatius, and having lunch at school. School lunch was school lunch, acceptable to say the least and enough to get you through the day. We joined our host brothers...

 Arriving in Argentina by Cam  On June 8th we landed in Buenos Aires around 11 and met up with our exchange brothers at the airport. Additionally, we waited for a group of students from Gonzaga Prep and Georgetown Prep in Washington who are also staying for multiple weeks in Argentina. Then we traveled to the school, meeting our prospective families, and said our goodbyes to each other, ready to spend the weekend with the family. I spent the rest of the afternoon at the gym with Felipe, eating KFC and medialunas—a type of sandwich—and then spent the night with his friends at his house playing games and sharing alfajores (a common dessert but also eaten during the day and sometimes for breakfast). The next day, on Sunday, we traveled just outside the city of Buenos Aires to the north and spent the day at Felipe’s cousin’s house, celebrating the cousin’s birthday with a classic asado and delicious cakes full of dulce de leche (a type of chocolate creme that is eaten everyday—in ...