Berg Blog

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 [...]

J.D. and I met late yesterday morning to check out Bodies: The Exhibition. The fascinating aspect of Bodies lies in its presentation. The intricacies of the human body are broken down to individual systems and elements so even someone such as myself with medical naiveté can appreciate its complexity. It presents whole body and bone [...]

After what Maria went through with her traumatic experience, it’s only normal for her to be suffering shock. The problem is her condition is worsening. Life does not hold any significance for her right now. Working, spending time with family, or doing whatever else are only ways to pass the time and don’t have any [...]

I went back to class today as Maria was finally able to try resuming her life. After 10 days she is still in a state of shock and fear. Here’s what happened.
Sunday, February 4th at 1 a.m., she was at a stoplight on one of the busiest streets in Buenos Aires, 9 de Julio. Four [...]

I went back to class today as Maria was finally able to try resuming her life. After 10 days she is still in a state of shock and fear. Here’s what happened.
Sunday, February 4th at 1 a.m., she was at a stoplight on one of the busiest streets in Buenos Aires, 9 de Julio. Four [...]

Sunday night I sent a text message to my teacher Maria to ask her if we were going to have class in the morning of the afternoon. She replied with a brief message saying that we wouldn’t be able to have class Monday but didn’t explain why.
“Mañana no puedo dar clase lo siento.”
Even though we [...]