View from the Terrace

First Two Weeks in BA

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January 23rd 2011
Hola!!! I have now been in Buenos Aires for two weeks!!! It seems like the time has flown by! I am living in an area called Recoleta in a student residence called The Road House. The Road House is an interesting place. Right now there are a total of 14 people living here. It has been really fun and really tiring. Nighttime can get pretty interesting in The Road House when everyone wants to cook t ... read more

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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