Earlier this week we were honored at the house of President Sarmiento. It was another event with lots of ceremony and press, and made us all realize how important our visit to San Juan is for the people here. The director of this historical place, which is now a...
This is a blog post that I wrote last night (Sunday) while on the bus, but was unable to post because of the slow wifi connection speed. Enjoy! Hola! I love Argentina. I have only been here 12 hours, and am already not looking forward to leaving. This morning we...
Today has been a super long day. We arrived in San Juan this morning around 11:30am local time (9:10 MN time). At this point, we had not showered since we left Minnesota and we felt disgusting. However, we all put on our matching t-shirts and were hauled off to the...
We are leaving tomorrow and I have actually packed pre-washed clothes and at least my passport. No, but really I am just amazingly grateful that I have been given this opportunity to join the legacy that these courageous females started way back in the late 1800′s....
Saturday is getting closer and closer, and I can hardly contain how I’m feeling. Time has flown by, the semester is over, and we will be departing soon. Where has the time gone? What I’m most excited for is the teaching. We will be teaching primary school students who...
Finals are finally over and we are in the home stretch of our trip. We leave Saturday! Two more days I am currently getting my things together, I can’t wait ! –Kristina Brockner
