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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