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19 June 2009 ~ 2 Comments

Lost. In Buenos Aires.

Lost. In Buenos Aires.

A typical thursday night in Buenos Aires means the start of the weekend for me. See, I don’t actually have any classes on Friday. Never. After finishing my Theory of Tango class (in Spanish), i’ll walk the 2o minutes from university back home and make dinner, followed by a nap. I wake up at 11:30 [...]

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16 June 2009 ~ 0 Comments

A Day At The Buenos Aires Race Track

A Day At The Buenos Aires Race Track

A few weeks after arriving in Buenos Aires I went to the Palermo Hipodrom racetrack with some friends from my house. A few weeks after arriving in Buenos Aires I went to the Palermo Hipodrom racetrack with some friends from my house. The track was enormous and actually built all the way back in 1876. [...]

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15 June 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Sold Out Concert for…A Group That Just Plays Drums?

Sold Out Concert for…A Group That Just Plays Drums?

There is a group of drum players, called La Bomba de Tiempo, who play sold out shows every Monday night. It is almost always held at the Konex Center which is a pretty cool outdoor venue where the group plays on these stairs which serves as the stage. Each show is improvised and tons of [...]

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12 June 2009 ~ 0 Comments

The First Thing To Do In A New Place Is Be A Tourist

The First Thing To Do In A New Place Is Be A Tourist

Although I was going to live in Buenos Aires the next 4 months, I was still just as excited to tour the city. After all, I am a tourist. Although I was going to live in Buenos Aires the next 4 months, I was still just as excited to tour the city. After all, I [...]

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06 June 2009 ~ 0 Comments

School Still Sucks No Matter Where You Go

School Still Sucks No Matter Where You Go

It had to happen. After 2 months of traveling where everyday is the weekend, I started classes again. This time in Buenos Aires, Argentina at the Universidad de Belgrano. Three months later the one thing I realized about school is that it still sucks no matter where in the world I study. But to be [...]

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01 June 2009 ~ 7 Comments

…And My Life In Argentina Begins

…And My Life In Argentina Begins

Upon arriving in Buenos Aires I checked into my new hostel and minutes later watched a young Australian girl walk into the hostel in tears. While standing right outside the door of the hostel, a man had grabbed her bag containing her passport, camera, credit cards, etc. I then slept most of the day now [...]

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