Blogs from Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina, South America

Right. I know all has been a little quiet on the blogging front, but that´s because things haven´t been too exciting here. For the past 3 and a half months I´ve been working as an English teaching assistant in a university in Santa Fe, Argentina. The work has been fun. I assist in english classes with students aged 18 and above. They have a good level of English, so I concentrate on conversation, fluency and pronunciation. The teachers are all lovely and have appreciated having me there. I have been living with a family - a mother and a 6 year old girl. They are very nice but i don´t see them all that often as our schedules are very different. During my time in Argentina I have travelled to Buenos Aires (big, scary, not at ... read more

Neil: After experiencing the stunning beauty of the Iguazu falls in northern Argentina our journey has taken us south towards Buenos Aires stopping via the cities of Santa Fe and Rosario. Before we headed south however, we couldnt resist a quick trip over the border into Brazil, our objective being to see the Brazillian side of the Iguazu falls or if the sun stayed in bed, we had the backup of visiting the Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam (Nicky was praying for the sun). The weather turned out to be overcast and grey, so a trip to the dam was made. Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam is currently the largest hydroelectic dam in the world and was built as a joint venture between Paraguay and Brazil. It supplies 14000 megawatts of electricity and Paraguay sells most of its 50% share ... read more