Settling in and a weekend away in Mendoza... August 1st 2006 First of all, I would love to receive notes via snail mail, if you're interested here is my mailing address:
Maggie Pettit
FLACSO - CIEE Program
Tucumán 1966
2 piso (1050)
Cap. Fed. Bs. As.
ARGENTINA
(unfortunately I can’t receive large packages because I would have to pay a 200-peso tax to receive the package)
I have been living with my host family for just over a week now an ... read more
South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more
I started this blog to keep my family and friends in the loop as I embarked on my travels abroad to Buenos Aires, Argentina, and San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico and Ometepe Island, Nicaragua.
Now, I invite you to follow the most challenging adventure of my life: being a first-year Teach For America teacher in Denver.
I have taught in many different settings (basic spanish to 6th graders in Claremont, basic english to day laborers in Seattle, basic english to friends in Nicaragua, photography to orphans in Mexico, et... full info