After going to Barracas to teach English for the morning, I stopped off at the international post office on the way home. My mom had sent me two GMAT study books and I ignorantly thought I’d pop in and out of there and be on my way to take the train home. I could not [...]
Yesterday the Argentines showed up at the polls (obligatorily so) with the opportunity to bring in a new party, but pretty much the same government. Or they could stick with the party and elect the prettier half of Kirchnerism. They chose the latter and elected the wife of President Nestor Kirchner to assume duties on [...]
As a foreigner in another country, there are cultural phenomena that, try as I might, I cannot explain. A custom or way of thinking may appear different or blatantly erroneous but I cannot explain why because of my cultural ignorance. For me, one such instance is the inability of many Argentines to assess the country [...]
Coming in a distant second after soccer, rugby is a very popular spectator sport in Argentina. The national teams is Los Pumas and uses the same white and sky blue colors as the Argentine flag. The popularity of rugby, like polo, comes from the English influence in the early settlement of the country. Thus, the [...]
The city of Buenos Aires held a mayoral election today. I accompanied Vanesa downtown to her voting location. It looks like everyone will have to return to the polls in a few weeks because the winner must acquire 51% of the vote. Since there were three candidates, with the winner Mauricio Macri showing about 45%, [...]
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