http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/aburns/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from aburns en-us Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:39:19 +0000 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:39:19 +0000 So now that my eight required blogs for class are completed and published I can blog at my whim chatting aimlessly about whatever it is that catches my attention. Don't get me wrong this country is amazing but I am getting the sense that Argentines Or at least people from Buenos Aires have a tendency towards the dramatics. Nearly the entire city is shut down because of the swine flu excuse me http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-416310.html Somewhere In Between Latin America is a 2nd3rd world continent. False. PARTS of Latin America are 3rd world. Absolutely undeniably true. But strange that other parts are very 1st world. No one would deny that the Hotel in Buzios Brazil was first class pool sauna the functioning plumbing and everything. Modern highrises in Rio de Janeiro and the Copacabana Palace with prices my fat American http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/B-zios/blog-413860.html Drunken Voting The market at San Telmo is bustling crowded and over flowing with tourists and locals ok mostly tourists every Sunday. Every Sunday except this Sunday. While not exactly a ghost town Buenos Aires was definitely a few notches lower on the volume and density including the San Telmo market. Stores and cafes were all closed because it was Election Day. In the States the President http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-413560.html Perceptions in Latin America and the United States I saw a film at LASA about censorship in Cuba that actually talked very little about censorship in Cuba. Instead it explored the very nature of censorship including the idea of selfcensorship. This corresponded quite nicely with a conversation I had with Jake over dinner the night before about perceptions. I believe overall the film Jake and I http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-412671.html Taxis Part Two If I had to make a list of my favorite things in Argentina I would include things like the Market at San Telmo Buying fruit or pastries on the street futbol games and probably most strangely Taxis. My first time in a taxi was in Argentina and I wonder if these are a good representation of taxis around the world. What I do know is that they are a great way to explore both physica http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/blog-412669.html Soccer as an Identity Good or Bad This is a topic that deserves far greater coverage than a 300 word individual blog. However my discussion of this question will be based purely on my personal observations or conversations and as such is inherently under informed. The club Ferro is not the most well known team and nor was their rival that day and neither team was vying for a title r award. Rath http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-412659.html Taxi Part One We talk about the lack of confidence the Argentine people have in the economy and the government all of the time. To the point that sometime we forget to recognize how far Argentina has come as a country. It would be easier to talk about tourism or exports as a sign of confidence and growth of the country. However it is my guess that most people unless directly involved in said in http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/District-of-Montevideo/Montevideo/blog-412657.html A new kind of Equation If Fireworkspride and pridesense of identity then the Greater the fireworks the greater the sense of identity ldquoFireworks take many forms to produce the four primary effects noise light smoke and floating materials confetti for example.rdquoA simple and effective definition taken from the everreliable Wikipedia fireworks are just that and provide entertain http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-412656.html A People Behind Bars Two things soccer and politics have appeared to shape the culture and city of Buenos Aires and seem to inspire passion and frequently violence among the people often leaving tangible impacts on the city. It should be noted that there are character traits of large cities that I am generally unaware of and as such my ability to compare is limited to my brief time in Atlanta a http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-412654.html