A Heartfelt Flashback: Cherishing the Joyous Moments (Part II)

After we left our hosts in Córdoba in a bone-crushing goodbye, we flew to Buenos Aires. The next day, after a division-sowing, friendship-breaking scavenger hunt/tour, we visited the colorful neighborhood of Palermo. We managed to recover from the walking in time to go to a tango class (…it’s possible some of us will not become tango experts…) The following day, we toured the Recoleta necropolis and attended an empanada-making class. (It’s possible we will not become empanada masters either…). On our final day, we visited the memorial park monuments to the desaparecidos and then toured the urban art of the area. As our final meal, we finally surrendered to the esteemed Profe Levin and ate at a (surprisingly good) vegan restaurant. I’m really going to miss this trip but I’m so grateful for everything we got to experience! -Katie

On Thursday we began the morning by learning about the terror of the Argentinian dictatorship while at the concentration camp “La Perla.” We then enjoyed fresh sandwiches at the San Roque Lake where some birds also joined us, causing us to get up and get active. Many of us bonded over soccer but some also competed in pull up competitions. Finally, we took some pictures to capture the memory before we hopped on a bus to the escape rooms where the girls finished in just over 30 minutes, leaving the other two teams in the dust. Beckett

The picture I chose was of Katie, Evelyn, Kate, and I our last night in Cordoba 🤘🏼🤘🏼. We watched the basketball team that some of the Colegio San Martín boys are a part of play in the stadium at the Club across the street from the school. They were pretty good, but unfortunately they did lose. We had just attended a shabbat service, so we were all dressed very nicely. At the game, we tried Argentinian french fries (which needed just a little bit more salt). After this photo, we all went to a friend’s house to eat burgers (or homemade empanadas, if you were me), drink more Coca, and hang out on our last night together. I’ll miss my host family so much, but my friendships with many people on this trip have greatly deepened, and I’m excited to have more travel adventure with them in the future! Maddie

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day 2: finally in Argentina!

Finally arriving at the Buenos Aires airport at 3:00 am, our hotel at 4:30 am, and waking up at 9:45 am (some of us), our long awaited trip finally begun. We walked to the pizza place, Las Cuartetas, had some trouble first ordering in Spanish, and tried to down five whole deep dish pizzas. pizzas galore! four hours of sleep, no problem. Very cheesy, very dense, and very hard to keep eating. After leaving two whole pizzas left and feeling extremely bad about it, we walked down to the metro for our first Argentinian subway ride. We spotted a girl with her notes looking quite fretful and Profe. Levin wished her good luck, teaching us a valuable lesson about being nosy in a good way. We met Mariana, the director of the travel agency Lunfarda, who took us around the city and spoke to us about the history. First we went to a church, Basilica Nuestra Señora del Pilar, where Mariana talked about the European immigration and influence in Buenos Aires, including aspects like architect...

Day 5: Los Porteños!

On Thursday, we started our day with a swift breakfast in the hotel and a short walk to the Casa Rosada--workplace of the Argentinian president--where we began a scavenger hunt that was organized by an Argentinian travel company that we have been working with so far on this trip. As we split into groups (los carpinchos, los chocotortas, y los empanadas), we began to walk around the city and complete tasks along the way. These challenges often included talking to friendly strangers or organized actors and asking many questions regarding the daily lives of Argentinians. For example, we asked an actor (our previous tour guide Fernando) and other locals (pedestrians, workers, police officers, etc.) questions about Argentinian football. In turn they taught us facts like how fans of the team River Plate are called “Los millionarios” (the millionaires) because their home stadium, which is el estadio mas monumental of South America, is located in a wealthy neighborhood. In addition, we we...

Day 1:the good, the bad, and the "Is this really our gate?"

Through red eyes and heavy eyelids, our Poly Panthers have kept their good spirits. We have seen five different sets of passengers come and go, flying off to Madrid, Cusco, Paris, and other beloved cities, while we patiently wait for our final destination. We're set to leave for Buenos Aires by 8:25pm. Of course, we can ignore the ill-fortune I welcomed yesterday. As Profe likes to say, "we'll turn these lemons into lemonade." Naps, snacks, a soccer match, and sharing facts kept us busy during our fifteen-hour layover. Jaunts up and down Lake Avenue surely prepared our Panthers for languid walks around Lima's International terminal, where they even had the chance to catch the Portugal-Spain soccer game--Nico commented, "40 years old, and Ronaldo is still winning championships." Of course, occasionally, the boredom prompted some silly requests: "Is it okay if we play Hide-and-Seek around the terminal?" Parents, not to worry, students have been ...

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