In honor of the end of my time in Buenos Aires and the end of 2022, here’s a little Study Abroad Wrapped from the past few months.
Total minutes spent in Argentina: 188,700
Cities traveled to: 9
Food
Milanesas eaten: At least one a week, so maybe 15
Empanadas eaten: Probably close to 100
Milk:Coffee ratio in my lattes: 4:1
Dulce de Leche consumed: 1,600 grams
PedidosYa orders: 13
Transportation
Hours spent on the bus: 70 is my low estimate
Times I watched the bus pass by a block away from me: Every other day
Favorite bus route: the 101
Cabifys taken: 62
Times scolded for closing the cab door too harshly: 3
Language
Times I confused the ‘vos’ and ‘tu’ forms: Daily
Days it took before I started to understand the Argentine accent: 2 weeks
Smooth restaurant orders: 2
Major miscommunications: At least weekly
Vocabulary growth: 80% at least
Top 10
- Boliche: Sunday nights at Makena
- Argentine food: Choripan
- Mode of transportation: Bus
- Ice cream shop: Heladeria Esmeralda
- Park: Reserva Ecológica
- Study space: Recoleta Cultural Center
- Market: Recoleta Feria
- Coffee shop: Legado
- Library: Biblioteca Nacional Mariano Moreno
- Concert: Las Ligas Menores
Semester Takeaway: At the risk of sounding cliche, it really is okay to make a fool of yourself, to fail at things, and to do things you're not good at just because you like them. The world is big and it's beautiful, and most things that feel scary in the moment aren't quite as deep as they feel.
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I'm a junior sociology and anthropology major at Carleton College in Minnesota. I'm also a prospective Spanish minor and I'm both excited and nervous to dive into a semester of Spanish immersion in Argentina. Although I go to school in a small town, I love cities and am endlessly fascinated by their different cultures and dynamics, so I'm especially excited to be living in Buenos Aires this fall. At school, I play club frisbee and write for my college's news site, and in my free time, I love to lounge with a good book, cook meals with my housemates, and enjoy the outdoors.
