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South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires November 10th 2018

Day four of building. After an hour long bumpy bus ride from the streets of what could be considered a South American New York City to the dusty dirt roads that intersect the village, we exited the bus into Romina and Lucas's front yard. Before the whole group was off the bus Romina began greeting us with a hug and a kiss and the excitement was clearly visible on Aure's face. Romina and Lucas and their two children Christian and Luquitas were our host family for the day. Aure, our mason and Romina's father, along with Lorena, Romina's sister, and Alex and Isaias, Romina's nephews, were also there welcoming us. While sitting on a bucket in the grassy area behind the current home, Aure beamed and welcomed us to "grandpa's living room" as his two grandsons ... read more
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South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires November 8th 2018

Hola!We again leveraged our commute to engage in some "reflections". The topic was how did our experiences and perception of Argentina so far meet or not meet our expectations. For the most part we felt that Argentina has an image of being a somewhat wealthy country. Certainly not like the poverty one finds in Malawi or Cambodia where some of us have built in past trips. Yet, there is clearly Argentine poverty when you get outside the city. The morning started with a group game on the football field. I have to admit that I approached it with some trepidation. You know how t... read more
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South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires November 6th 2018

written by our team member Steve Worrell. Today was our first full day of construction. We are staying in downtown Buenos Aires and have an hour bus ride to the construction site. Being good Habitat volunteers we didn’t want to waste that hour so we are using it for our daily reflection time. This morning a volunteer from the technology industry led us in an “engineering standup” session. We each had to give a W-T-O; What did you do yesterday, what are you going to do Today and what Obstacles do you have. Very interesting. Our tasks for the day where pretty much as yesterday: dig and move dirt to fill the floor up to the top of the foundation, mix concrete (thanks heavens they have a power mixer), and lay bricks. One new thing today ... read more
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South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires November 5th 2018

Hola from Buenos Aires, Argentina! Wri kitten by Laura Fadeley-Ogle Today was our first official “work” day and what better way to start it off than with a group reflection to share with one another why we’ve all come together in this beautiful country to help make a difference. After an hour long bus journey with views ranging from the city high rise buildings to the city’s high rising slums, what an honor to have our team orientation at the National office with none ofter than Ana Cutts, the National Director. While learning about the history and culture of Argentina as well the projects, the impact and the overall view of Habitat Argentina, our team got to experience and share the National drink “Mate”. Mate is not just about sipping a drink from a straw. It’s ... read more
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South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires November 4th 2018

Our First Full day in Buenos Aires written by Emily Hudspeth We woke up this morning to a glorious day in Buenos Aires. The team arrived throughout the day yesterday, and we got to start this morning with a guided tour of the city by bus. We had a fantastic tour guide who started the tour in the center square of the city, where the "pink house" is located. Their "pink house" is the Argentinean equivalent of the United States White House - the Argentinean President lives there. Also on that square, we saw the National Congress, the autonomous Congress of Buenos Aires, the main church in Argentina, and much more. We visited inside the church and saw the monument to the liberator of their country, General San Martin. His tomb is guarded by armed guards ... read more
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South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires October 31st 2018

On Friday we travel to Argentina for another Habitat for Humanity Global Village building trip. There are 17 people on our trip. I have several volunteers who have offered to write blog posts of our service and adventure. Stay tuned.... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires October 29th 2018

So today I decided I should try to change some money rather than use the atm again, after working out that the commission I paid at the airport was over £8 for a single transaction of £100. It would be the same for a smaller amount and some atms only let you take out £40 in one go. Yowzers! I was clueless as to the exchange rate on arrival so did it, or I’d have tried harder to find the cambio place. My buddy offered to show me where the local hole in the wall casa de cambio was but the blocks are all very similar and after getting a bit lost we stopped to ask a group of 3 wholesome looking men (who wouldn’t need our cash) where it was. They said it was a ... read more
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South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires October 24th 2018

Nach dem kurzen, aber schönen Aufenthalt in Uruguay ging die Reise weiter nach Argentinien in die Hauptstadt Buenos Aires. Zum Glück wurde das Wetter in den letzten paar Tagen immer besser, und als wir in Buenos Aires ankamen war der Himmel wolkenlos und es war dementsprechend warm. Unser Hostel war nahe an einer der breitesten Strasse der Welt gelegen, der Avenida 9 de Julio, welches der Tag der Unabhängigkeit von Argentinien ist. An dieser Strasse befinden sich viele der Sehenswürdigkeiten von Buenos Aires. Die berühmteste davon ist der grosse Obelisk in Mitten der Strasse. Am nächsten Tag erkundeten wir mit dem Velo die verschiedenen Bezirke der Stadt. Interessant war dabei der Bezirk La Boca, in welchem der Fussball Club Boca Juniors zuhause ist. Viele Einwohner leben den Fussball dort und laufen in Klubshirts herum. Das Stadion, ... read more
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South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires October 20th 2018

Another late start, we’re getting use to South American time I think. We have an English speaking tour of Casa Rosada booked at 12:30 but left early as opposite the Casa Rosada on Plaza de Mayo is the Cabildo de Beunos Aires where meetings were held to plan revolutions. As it would have been a 50 minute walk we decided to catch a taxi and it took us a bit longer this time but finally got one to stop and then another taxi honked his horn and stopped next to ours and they had a bit of a disagreement, so to speak. As we got closer the driver then showed us google maps which indicated that many streets were closed for a festival today, so he had to take a more indirect route. I watched on ... read more
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South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires October 19th 2018

Very late start today. Didn't get out until 11 am. Walked up to the Recoleta Cemetery and started our search for Evita. She is actually entombed in her family's crypt which is Duarte. Whilst looking we enjoyed checking out the other fancy tombstones and crypts. The Duarte crypt is nothing special, just like many of the other family crypts. We ended up finding it because we noticed a queue. Afterwards I noticed that the Maps.me app which are maps you can use off-line actually had Evita's tomb marked out. We spent about 90 minutes walking around the cemetery and also visited the Basilica de Nuestra which is next door to the cemetery and its small museum. It was then a short walk to the Buenos Aires Fine Arts Museum (Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes). First gallery ... read more
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