On Monday afternoon, we had the opportunity to meet with the coordinators of FLACSO about any questions that we had regarding courses. It was really informative and helpful in trying to figure out which classes to take. We are in "shopping" period for choosing classes- which basically entails enrolling in many classes and then spending a few weeks figuring out which ones we want to take and which ones we want to drop.
Later that night, I had my first class at the Universidad Catolica Argentina. It was a class on Game Theory. Though the subject material looked somewhat interesting, there were only five other students in the class. I think I'm gonna drop the class because there are other Economics classes here that I would want to take. In particular, there is a class on World Economic History that I attended yesterday morning. The class looked very interesting and I could understand the professor pretty well, which was a definite plus.
On Tuesday, we had a "dia cultural," which was essentially a day of icebreakers at a park here in Argentina. It was a nice way to bond with the other students in FLACSO, but overall it was difficult to really focus on these activities in the midst of the other really important events of this week, i.e. going to our first classes and picking classes at other universities.
Wednesday was essentially the day on which I organized my ideal schedule, which hopefully will become a reality. In it, I take two Spanish Language classes (which are only two credits each), a three-credit class at FLACSO called the Economic Development of Argentina in the context of Latin America, a World Economic History class at UCA, and finally a class on Argentine government at the Universidad de Buenos Aires.
I went to bed very early by Argentine standards last night, 11 PM, as I had to wake up before six this morning so that I could arrive at the Immigration Center here in Buenos Aires. Technically, when I arrived in Buenos Aires, as with all the members of my program, I was given a 90-day tourist visa. However, in order to study at the universities here, I have to get a longer student-visa, which grants me residency in Argentina. I arrived at the center at 7 and saw I huge line of people waiting to enter the building. After meeting up with our coordinators and the rest of our group, we entered and sat to wait. I was given a number (101) which basically assured that I would be waiting for quite a while. Finally, at about 12:30, after waiting for most of the morning, I submitted all of my paperwork, thinking that would be the end of the process. However, I still to stick around for about another hour for the officials to deliver the results of the process to our program's coordinators. It was a long, boring morning, but because I finished by two, I still was able to have most of the day free. Also, it was a great chance to meet other kids in the program who I hadn't met yet. Now, I'm pretty tired though.
This weekend, I'm planning on going to Mar del Plata, which is a great beach town. A couple of friends and I are going to take a bus there on Friday and return sometime on Sunday. Hope everybody has a great weekend!
PS. no pictures of the Immigration Center. trust me- they wouldn't be worth it. haha.
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