oh, brenna!: Archive

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Dec 31st

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Feliz Navidad!

Christmas in July? I’ve never done that but I have had Christmas in Summer. And wow, it’s different. Besides the basically nonexistant decorations and Christmas music, Christmas was another excuse for the Argentines to throw a huge party! We had a large family dinner outside at 11pm, and at midnight we counted down and *clinked* our glasses. Then we watched fireworks from all over the...

Dec 26th

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Notes from Argentina #9

Just in time to momentarily escape the heat of Catamarca, Argentina, I took a short trip with fifteen other Rotary International Youth Exchange students to the spectacular city of Buenos Aires. The capital city of Argentina, metropolitan Buenos Aires has more than thirteen million residents. This creates an exciting environment full of attractions and events. We spent our first evening walking...

Dec 21st

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Dec 19th

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Cenas de Egresados

It’s December, and that means, school’s out for the summer! At least here in the Southern Hemisphere … And when school’s out, it’s time for graduation! I was able to go to the graduation dinner at my school, Belgrano, and my brother’s school, Pia. Man, do they know how to party. It starts out as a formal dinner with the graduating class dolled up in fancy gowns...

Dec 19th

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Dec 12th

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Dec 12th

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Tango Porteño!

OH. MY. GOD. http://www.tangoporteno.com.ar/ I am going to dance tango, sing tango, play tango. All of it. It is stunning. I’ve always been obsessed with the 1920s in the United States, and I now realize that tango dancers are the flappers of Argentina :) Both styles of music even originate from African rhythms! The thing I love the most, is that the music glorifies the alto, not the...

Dec 12th

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Bs As: A List.

Temaiken Bioparque Oh, I want a hippopotamus for Christmas! Greg is a pro at Meat Art. El Tigre Supermarket Boat!? School Boat!? Hospital Boat!? Adventures into a Bamboo Forest! Mosquitos the size of golf balls (I exaggerate…) El Puerto American Flag picture in front of Hooters BAHA Hard Rock Cafe: AMERICAN FOOD Tango Porteno An entirely separate post is need to explain the AMAZINGNESS of...

Dec 12th

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Dec 12th

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Notes from Argentina #8

Here in Catamarca, Argentina, where I am a Rotary International Youth Exchange Student, we live in the middle of the desert. It rarely rains, there is only grass in backyards, and the sun is extremely strong. It is only spring here in the southern hemisphere, but it is already reaching 100 degrees in the afternoons. When I first heard that it would reach 120 degrees in summer, I automatically...

Dec 11th

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