[Note: Due to travel, etc., we are
slightly behind with regard to blog posts. We just returned today from
our excursion to Mendoza and will shortly be uploading posts about
Mendoza. Ameer's post refers to the end of last week.]
Greetings
and salutations to all the families and friends back in Boston! I
personally hope that everyone is well and enjoying their summer. I
certainly know that I am. Buenos Aires
is an amazing city and every day I learn new stuff about Argentinean
culture. I can´t believe we are almost at the end of our trip time has
truly flown by for me! I´m sure I speak for all the guys when I say we
will sincerely miss everyone we´ve met here as
well as well as the amazing sites of the city. (On a personal note I
would like to add that I will also miss the four meals a day and the
aflajors.) However, I shall digress since I´m sure my parents won´t be
happy in hearing about my reluctance to come home.
Here is a recap of what the group did on Thursday and Friday of last
week.
On Thursday the group took a trip to a neighborhood known as La
Boca and also stopped at Boca Juniors Stadium. La Boca has many
different colored houses as well as many different shops that advertised
many different types of Argentina products. Some
examples of the products that were most frequently seen were mate cups,
mini tango statues, and Lionel messi jerseys (I bought one of those).
Also in La Boca, there were models of 1920s Argentina houses that we
were able to walk through and look at. In addition
to visiting the neighborhood, we also stopped at Boca Juniors Stadium,
where the Boca club plays soccer. Now if you read the last blog by
Trevor Schramn, then you know that you represent either Boca or River.
Seeing as my family loves River and despises Boca
(like Trevor´s family) I thought it was interesting to look at the
enemy’s territory (On a side note River´s stadium is better. Go
River!!). After visiting the stadium and the neighborhood we all stopped
for lunch and had some French fries and meat (big surprise
there right?). To sum it all up it was a very enjoyable day of
sightseeing (I took about a 5 hour nap after.)
On
Friday the group went to Obra San Jose to help out at a shelter and then
afterwards we went to a place called Calle Florida. At the shelter we
were split up
to help the volunteers do various jobs. Some of us served food and
drinks to the homeless while others of us cleaned dishes and helped fold
napkins. I thought that it was an interesting experience because it
allowed me to see the similarities and differences
between the poor in Argentina and the poor in Boston. For example here
people are more apt to ask for help. They have no problem coming up to
you and asking you for assistance. However in Boston, at least in my own
experiences, people kind of just keep to
themselves. They won’t really approach you for
help. I thought that was pretty interesting. After Obra San Jose the group
went with Mr. Rakovec to Calle Florida. Calle Florida is a closed off
street with many different shops and malls that
you can visit. Needless to say, the street is usually quite crowded and
busy. We all walked around for a little bit just admiring the various
buildings and sites and then after we took the train back to the school.
It was once again another great day (I took
a 4 hour nap here.).
I
am personally having a great time in Argentina and looking forward to
our next big excursion (Mendoza) tomorrow. Once again I hope everyone is
well and I will see you at Logan Airport
in about two weeks. ¡Adios!
-Ameer Phillips
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| At Boca stadium |
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