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There have been a few moments these past few days that are worth remembering. 1. As Tom and I were returning from our daily trek to the fruit stand, we saw an elderly man and his dog walking towards us. Tom had his cast, and so did this dog: a cast on his back right [...] For any of you who are considering a one day, one week, one month, or one year trip, I’d recommend signing up for Couch Surfing. It’s a multi-layer project. On the one hand, its goal is to bring together people from different cultures, with the grand hope of realizing we are all the same. On [...] In some of ways, Blair and I have this childish feeling of wanting to “fit in” down here. It’s nothing like the intense desire teenagers in high school feel, but it does exist and sometimes this desire rears its ugly head. We are a bit more equipped emotionally these days compared to high school (thank [...] Everyone’s favorite dead people – Bartolome Mitre – 2, Jose de San Martin – 5, Manuel Belgrano – 10, Juan Manuel de Rosas – 20, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento – 50, and Julio Argentino Roca – 100 surrounding our ATM card and some precious coins. If you read up on Juan Manuel on the 20 note, [...] Packing for this trip, a trip many times longer than any travel I have done in the past, was intimidating at first. After some initial thought and research, though, I quickly learned a few important items that make packing quite easy: The Internet is your friend. Countless people have faced a similar pack job and [...] |
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