June 5, 2013
This morning I was introduced to my new office and got a more detailed introduction to the company’s functions. It’s is a small and young office; everyone is in their 20s and 30s, which is perfect for me. They’re a web-based travel agency that sells tours and activities in Buenos Aires as well as in other major cities in Argentina, plus Rio de Janeiro.
June 4, 2013
This morning I went on a free walking tour of downtown. It was about two hours long and took us past some of the most famous buildings. Like El Congreso, where the laws are made, La Casa Rosada, where the President works, and El Obolisco, like their very own Washington Monument. I also saw an office building built about 100 years ago to reflect Dante’s Divine Comedy. There are 22 floors and 22 verses; it’s 100m tall and there are 100 stories; etc.
June 3, 2013
So many things made this day wonderful. When I went running around 8:30am, people were out hosing and sweeping the sidewalk in front of their shops. I think that’s really cute.
June 3, 2013
I am positively giddy with excitement. I’ve met so many nice people today! And also the weather is gorgeous: sunny and cloudless and in the mid-60s.
June 2, 2013
On my first night in Argentina, I ate Indian food. My wonderful friend Paula (another UNC student in Buenos Aires this summer) invited me to join her for dinner with friends from her program. When she sent me the facebook message, I was sitting alone in my room feeling vaguely pathetic for not being outside. I was also especially appreciative of the opportunity because I’m being deliberate about making friends here, since I’m not living with my program participants the way Paula is. So I met some of her friends, who are all Georgetown students because it’s a Georgetown medical research program. They invited me to hike Patagonia with them later this month, which is awesome. Hopefully I can become friends with them, even though they’ll only be here another five weeks while I have 10 ahead of me.