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South America » Argentina » Córdoba » Córdoba August 1st 2011

South America » Argentina » Córdoba » Córdoba July 27th 2011

South America » Argentina » Córdoba » Córdoba July 7th 2011

Cordoba is like New York (Id imagine - and ive heard from other travelers)... crazy amounts of shopping in densely filled streets, loads of cafes, traffic jams with loud and obnoxious cars and even a huge shopping district where cars cant pass through. We walked these streets every day, always ending up somehow extremely far from our hostels. Suzan, Bastiaan and I walked to find Tango hostel which was to have a "Lonely Planet" recommended agency that we would inquire about SKY DIVING. The prices were good and I had people to go with - I figured Id do it once in my life but I didnt know when. It felt right! (While at the same time hoping I didnt die). We booked for the 3 of us as we hadnt heard an arrival time ... read more

South America » Argentina » Córdoba July 7th 2011

Luckily we were able to coordinate a full day of Cordoba into our Argentina trip. While in Argentina we spent most of our time in the province of Cordoba as we were in Traslasierra which is about 4 hours by bus to the city Cordoba. Cordoba is another awesome city of Argentina ... it is deemed the college town of Argentina as there are 15 universities in the city. It has a feel much more like Buenos Aires than other Argentine cities and certainly does not feel like your typical Latin American city! There are many big plazas with a lot of green and miles of pedestrian walkways for shopping and cafes. Also, we were able to walk through "Nueva Cordoba" which is where there are many of restaurants and pubs ... we walked through it ... read more
Don't cry for me Argentina
en el agua
plaza

South America » Argentina » Córdoba » La Cumbre July 3rd 2011

It's been a while... It's been a while since I wrote my last blog, but also since I had a holiday. Nearly a year. That's about to be rectified as I'm heading off during the winter holidays. However, I took advantage of one of Agentina's many bank holidays to go away for a long weekend. Given that Argentina created more bank holidays last year, so that this year there is at least one bank holiday a month, you would have thought that there would be plenty of opportunity to travel or escape. Don't get me wrong, it's extremely easy to get away for the weekend, but I'm more hesitant to do so. There are various reasons, finding someone to look after the cats is the main one, but work has a habit of getting in the ... read more
La Cumbre
La Cumbre
La Cumbre

South America » Argentina » Córdoba » Mina Clavero July 1st 2011

Once again we are amazed as we have been so fortunate to stay with such a welcoming and wonderful family. The hospitality was amazing and we couldn't have asked for a better two weeks with our Argentine family! Cecelia's cooking was amazing and she drove us all over the place to see the area of traslasierra! Sofi and the rest of the family were so much fun and kept us on the go at all times!! Our house was such a comfortable pace ... when we would get back from our daily activities we would usually sit down for a snack and a mate at 7 and have a little snack. After the snack we would maybe go for a walk in the city, watch some TV or go visit some different parts of the city. ... read more
Going out to eat with friends
Garage
Empanadas y Glee!

South America » Argentina » Córdoba » Villa Carlos Paz June 28th 2011

hi we have added some photos for your enjoyment!!!!!!... read more

South America » Argentina » Córdoba » Mina Clavero June 27th 2011

We are getting to experience education in Argentina! Andy and Sparta Principal Dale Stafslien are here on Fullbright Exchanges. Cecelia, who we are staying with and who is a principal at a secondary school here in Nono, Argentina came to Sparta last year and now we are here to work in her school. The school is about a 30 minute drive from Cecelia's house. All of the students and other teachers at her school have been more than welcoming to us. They are so interested in our lives and what it is like in los EEUU. Of course the first thing we noticed is that students are students wherever you go, as we looked into one of the classrooms and saw a few students texting discretely under their desks. We have given many presentations to different ... read more
Profe de Nono
Presenting
No summer break for SJ

South America » Argentina » Córdoba June 26th 2011

Today ... Sunday the 26th of July ... we enjoyed one of the greatest gastronomic events of our lives! A true argentine "asado." We are extremely lucky to have been able to have this opportunity because we are staying with an Argentine family and they invited us to be a part of their asado. In the morning, before the asado we went for a walk to the city center of Villa de Las Rosas ... the city where we are staying. This helped us wake up and get ready for the asado. Upon returning to our house the asado process was about ready to start. Our host dad got a fire going to the side of the grill. The coals from the fire is what he would use to put under the grill for the asado ... read more
Miguel ... el asador!
Chattin it up by the grill
The house on grill day

South America » Argentina » Córdoba » Córdoba June 18th 2011

Cordoba is a nice city with beautiful churches, good museums and parks. I especially enjoyed my day trip to Los Terrones (interesting mountain formations) and Las Cocos (park with fontains and labyrinth)! ... read more
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