That's right, folks, I'm upgrading to a more legitimate (and dare I say more adult-looking) blog space. I won't be taking these old posts down, but I will begin to update the new blog (which is so pretty, you should really go check it out) in place of updating this one. There's actually a new post already up for your viewing pleasure ( Read more... )

This past weekend I went to Mendoza with my friends Ben, Teddy, and Ree. We had originally planned on going with our program, GIC, but the trip had been cancelled and at the last minute we decided to just go ourselves. Mendoza is to Argentina as Napa is to the US; in other worlds, it’s the wine capital of the country. Although I think Chilean wine ( Read more... )

So now that I’ve been in Argentina for just over a month, I guess my updates on this blog have begun to slow down. This is mainly due to the fact that now that I finally have figured things out a little better, everyday life doesn’t seem as unbelievable to me any more. When I first got here it was pretty strange that I was walking around in an ( Read more... )

This weekend I took my first trip outside of the city of Buenos Aires to Porto Iguazu, Argentina. Porto Iguazu is the town closest to the famous Igauzu Falls. The falls are located on/create the boarder between Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Here’s a link to a map so you can get a visual representation:

View Larger MapAs you can see, Buenos ( Read more... )

So, I've been in Argentina for just over two weeks now, and I FINALLY feel like I am being to figure things out and I have a clear(er) sense of the city ( Read more... )

After almost a full week in Buenos Aires, I have so much more to share with you all! I'm slowly learning more about Argentinian culture and especially about los Portenos, which is what people from Buenos Aires are called ( Read more... )

Where to even begin? Buenos Aires is in some ways exactly as I imagined it to be and in others completely different from what I thought it would be like. It is one part Paris, one part New York City, and one part South America. The city, as my professor said today, is in a bit of chaos, but that is precisely the only way that it can function. ( Read more... )

I finally sucked it up and bought my ticket a few weeks ago: I'm going to Argentina for three months to do a Spanish immersion program at the University of Buenos Aires. Although I am essentially taking an abbreviated and delayed semester abroad, which should be no big thang, I'm scared shitless! I've never traveled by myself and I'm not going with ( Read more... )

Everyone loves music, that's pretty much a given. Dating a musician whose entire world pretty much revolves around playing music, discovering new and bizarre kinds of music, and creating music, I think about music a lot. Recently I've been thinking about music even more due to my new job as a waitress at a touristy little chowder shack/diner on the ( Read more... )

So a few weeks ago I found a woman on Craigslist who was offering to give cheap piano lessons. Below is part I of our email exchange ( Read more... )