My trip to Bariloche was amazing. The town itself has a very touristy feel and the whole place tries to sell itself as the “Switzerland” of Argentina. They tout homemade chocolates, Swiss fondue, and there were even St. Bernards. Beyond this though, Bariloche was an awesome place to visit just because of the beautiful scenery. [...]
Entries from July 2008
July 21, 2008
Off to Bariloche
THe last week flew by. I spent the majority of my time in class and studying. However, the weather was gorgeous so every other spare moment was spent outside enjoying the nice weather. It was Jessi´s last week in Buenos Aires so we went to a lot of the tourity destinations we had yet to [...]
July 17, 2008
Time Flies When You’re Having Fun…
So I’ve realized that it has been awhile since you’ve heard from me! The good thing is that you haven’t missed much. I’ve spent a lot of time the last week just studying and getting caught up with my school work. My class is pretty hard, but I’ve been learning a lot so no harm [...]
July 12, 2008
¿Querés volar hoy? Do you want to fly today?
On Monday we woke up and checked out of the hostel and waited for news concerning the hang gliding outlook for the day. While we were eating breakfast, Pablo, the guy in charge of the hang gliding, called the hostel and asked to speak to me. This made me really nervous because talking on the [...]
July 11, 2008
Cordoba
So on Friday I set off for our amazing weekend in Cordoba. Our bus didn’t leave until around 10:00 at night, but I was determined not to take a nap because I knew I wouldn’t be able to sleep on the bus otherwise. I did sleep o.k. on the bus, but for some reason this [...]
July 4, 2008
Happy Independence Day!
So I’ll admit that I’m missing home just a little bit today; given that you guys all had the day off and I was in class! Also, I found out that they don’t do really do anything to celebrate their independence day here which falls on the 9th of July. Nonetheless, I hope you all [...]
July 4, 2008
Ice-Cream and Bowling
Monday:
Today it was back to class and the daily grind (if you could even call it that here!) The class stretched on for what seemed like forever, but we where finally talking about something that I seem to somewhat understand and for once I was picking it up faster than the other students in the [...]
July 3, 2008
Mataderos
The bus ride back from Mendoza was very tranquil and uneventful. I went to sleep as soon as they were done serving dinner to try to get the most sleep possible. I ended up getting about 9 hours in total, which is for sure the most I’ve had at any point during the trip. After [...]
July 1, 2008
Wine Tour and Horseback Riding in the Andes!
Thursday was an exciting day because we were leaving for Mendoza! I took my clothes to the laundry place before class and did some other small things to prepare for the trip. After class I packed my backpack and away we went. This bus trip wasn’t quite as far as the last one…only 18 hours. [...]
