June 28, 2013
After another overnight bus, Léa and I arrived in Mendoza early Friday morning. Me encanta Mendoza! There are five central plazas, each beautiful in a unique way, from intricately tiled benches and murals to leaping fountains to tall, leafy trees. Where are these plazas in Buenos Aires? The most beautiful fountain I’ve seen in Buenos Aires, in front of the Congress building, is fenced off and dry, with no visible efforts of repair. Que lastima.
June 27, 2013
Léa’s host mom, Isabel, picked us up from our hostel in Córdoba early in the morning. We then embarked on what felt like a cross-country driving trip, though I honestly have no idea how far we went. We drove all day, stopping regularly in pueblos (villages) along the way.
June 26, 2013
Léa and I arrived in Córdoba early Wednesday morning. We went straight from the bus station to the hostel, which turned out to be a really cute place run by a British guy who fell for an Argentine girl.
June 25, 2013
As the title of this post suggests, I had an incredible time traveling during the past week. I’m intimidated by the thought of writing it all down coherently, but I know I need to. I’ve been really busy since I got back and it’s late right now, so I’ll just start with the highlights to keep you engaged.
June 18, 2013
Work has been fun this week! Yesterday I went out and took pictures of several buildings in the historic center of town, where you can see the original town hall, the national cathedral (home institution of the Pope!), the national bank, etc. I also spent some time scheduling out my work plan for the next six weeks. Now that I’m getting to create my own content for the blog, I have a lot of different stuff to do. I spent a couple hours last week brainstorming article ideas, and now that I’ve got it all planned out, I can start reporting and writing next week.