Sunday I attended perhaps the biggest soccer rivalry in all of South America. The Boca Juniors and River Plate squared off in another Superclásico at River’s stadium. The match was sold out months ahead of time, so I had to pay extra and go with a tour group. I wasn’t sure whether it would be [...]
Tonight I had my first job interview. Even though advanced English was a requirement, they conducted the interview in Spanish. They probably didn’t have too many doubts about my English qualifications and wanted to see if I met their prerequisite of an intermediate level of Spanish. As far as I could tell, our time went [...]
This morning, I left the house at 7:15 a.m. and arrived in Barracas at 8:30. That wasn’t too bad for going from the extreme north side to the extreme south side of the city via train and bus. I arrived 30 minutes early because I had no idea how long the trip would take. [...]
This is weird. The person who offered me an interview for teaching English just responded again. She’s asking me to take the train to Haedo, a good hour away, because that’s where she lives. However, all the teaching would be conducted in the city, within reach of the subway lines. What?? I don’t care whether [...]
Well, after several failed attempts in May, it seems there is an organization in Buenos Aires that not only wants, but responds to volunteers. On Thursday, someone actually replied to my email! Carla from Uniendo Caminos (Uniting Paths) was glad to receive my inquiry and more than happy to set up a time to see [...]
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