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13 December 2006 ~ 3 Comments

Vane and Merlo

Sunday I took an excursion to Merlo with Vanessa and Monica to visit Vanessa´s family. Going there was 1.5 hours by bus, train, and another bus and then 2.5 hours returning. Given the heat and lack of AC, it wasn´t the most comfortable day I´ve had. However, I really had a nice time. I´m looking [...]

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09 December 2006 ~ 0 Comments

Tigre

I´ve ordered a new camera and am trying to arrange a smuggler to bring it here after Christmas. In the meantime, I´m trying not to get frustrated with its absence. Yesterday, I went to Tigre with Valeria and Sophie and it really would have been nice to have it.
Tigre is in BA province and about [...]

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01 December 2006 ~ 2 Comments

Starting to Belong

The last couple weeks haven´t been really exciting, but they´ve been very nice. When one stops speaking English, it´s harder to make friends at the school. However, my speaking ability has improved infinitely. I want to do some traveling in January or February, but at the same time, I don´t want to take a break [...]

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24 November 2006 ~ 0 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving

Well, considering I´m outside of the U.S., I had a nice Thanksgiving. David from Pittsburgh arranged and cooked the food. We had 5 turkeys, corn, and mashed potatoes and polished off every bit of it. About 25 people signed up and over 45 showed up to eat. That seams to be how things go with [...]

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18 November 2006 ~ 3 Comments

Robbed

Let´s just say I´ve had better days in my life. Yesterday, my friend Coral and I were looking for a restaurant to eat lunch. We stopped in Plaza San Martin to consult my Time Out Buenos Aires guide for a place to eat. I set my backpack down immediately in front of me on a [...]

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