This week has been really exciting! I finally had a week with all of my classes. My class at the Universidad de Buenos Aires seems awesome. It's called Transicion, Crisis, y Reforma and it's all about the transitions in Latin America during the past years. The building and classrooms of UBA are so interesting. There's tons of graffiti and posters on the walls, and the buildings seem really beat up. But the education is the best in Argentina and it's free for Argentines. Most of the students work part-time/full-time and attend classes later in the days, which means they're really committed to the work. The professor seemed really knowledgeable about the subject and I've heard great things. Also, there are three other students from FLACSO in the class, so it was a relief to know other people in the class, though I do hope to meet some of the portenos in the class as well.
On Monday, I was really tired from the weekend, but I was talking to some students in the program and we decided to travel to Tierra del Fuego (aka Land of Fire, aka The End of the World). It's the southernmost city in the world and with any luck I'll see glaciers and penguins! The temperature there should be in the forties, low fifties, which is a lot higher than I anticipated, especially coming from a cold Massachusetts winter. But it should be a lot of fun, and i'm gonna take tons of pictures!
Finally, today when I was going to my class at the Universidad Catolica Argentina and during some other points of the day, I took some pictures of the university, the statues in the Plaza de Mayo, the view from my street, and some pictures of my apartment building. Hopefully, you all will enjoy this little slideshow!
2 comments:
I like the new layout!
That glass triangle in front of the university looks Lourve-inspired.
Have fun at the End of the World! Make sure to take pictures of the penguins!
Hi Ed
Sounds like you are having a great time and enjoying your classes. I can't wait for the pictures of the penguins
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