I just got around to reading an email from my friend Anthony, whom I met at my language school in Buenos Aires. He quit a very nice job to pursue his teaching degree and just started in December as a high school math teacher in Washington D.C. I went to a public high school, but [...]
Among the many things I realized while away in Argentina is that I need friends. Not only am I lonely without them, but being with them makes me better. A challenge has been that just about all my friends live far away. Almost all of them are unknown to each other and my family. This [...]
My friend Meg plays for the River women’s soccer team hear in Argentina. Even though she’s from Virginia Beach, she walked on and made the team. Today she and her River teammates faced off against Boca. Talk about a stark contrast! Last month I had to go through a tourist company just to get into [...]
There are times in life where you just don’t know what to tell someone. Tonight was another one of those times as I listened in disbelief to yet another chapter in the drama that is Maria’s year of 2007. As you may recall, she already had a tough experience with a carjacking back in February.
Saturday [...]
What a great day! Saturday was my first excursion to the south of the province of Buenos Aires. Maria Little (my teacher and friend) invited me to spend the afternoon with her family in the suburb of Banfield. Rather than taking a bus, train, and another bus as I had done many times to visit [...]
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