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South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires February 5th 2010

Hello All, I am closing in on my first week living the life of a porteno(thats what natives to Buenos Aires call them self). Last weekend I spent a lot of time with my host family getting to know them and what they expect of my as a guest in their house. Nelly is a wonderful women every morning she wakes up with me and makes me a cup of coffee and breakfast which is typically fantastic. She is really doting and always asks how I am doing and the family makes me feel like a true part of their family. Dinner time is quite interesting, I am what you would call an engaged observer. They talk pretty fast and by the time I have formulated something to say they have moved on to a new ... read more
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South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires January 30th 2010

Hola everyone, I have made it successfully to Argentina and am sitting at my host parents kitchen table right now. Hugo and Nelly are my father and mother respectively and from what I can tell they are just fantastic. I got into the airport around 10:30 this morning and had a bit of a shock. My ride Coki was fifteen minutes late so there were a couple of tense moments wandering around the Buenos Aires airport. Luckily there was a girl in the same program as me on my flight and she had a cell phone so we got in contact with the people and arranged the pickup. Coki, who works for the program manages the housing situations and travel. She is very beautiful and extremely sweet. When we met up with her she informed us ... read more




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