Group outside La Biela cafe, accross from Recoleta Cemetery.


Tango lessons!!!!


Early morning tour in front of the cathedral.


First few steps with tango instructor.


So far, Buenos Aires has been awesome! Aside from dangerous experiences crossing the street, this trip has been amazing. The tango lessons and walking in and out of thousands of stores have been some of the highlights. We are all enjoying BA, but we can't wait till we get to Rafaela. Love, Brooks

I went shopping and bought a pretty good amount of stuff. It could probably be called a shopping spree I guess. Love, Matt

Last night we took tango lessons, we saw an amazing tango and other traditional Argentinian dance show, ate steak (of course,) and this morning we were up bright and early for a guided tour of the city! Enjoy the photos.
Later tonight we'll be eating pizza in one of the best brick oven pizzerias in BA. We can't wait :-)
Agnes

(Breakfast at the historic Cafe Tortoni- click the link for more info.)

(Atlanta Airport, Caroline's dad took this photo)

Well, we took off yesterday, and all went well! We landed this morning, checked in the hotel, went out for breakfast at Cafe Tortoni, saw Avenida 9 de Julio, the widest avenue in the world, the Obelisc, Avenida de Mayo, Calle Corrientes, the statue of Don Quijote, and shopped at Calle Florida and Galerias Pacifico. Some shopped more than others, and it was not the girls who shopped the most :-) We had lunch at the cloister of a church/monastery.
Now everybody is taking naps in preparations for tonights tango show, lesson, and dinner. I will make sure they write journal entries in the days to come.
Best, Agnes

Hoy salimos para Buenos Aires :-)

Salimos mañana...

Nos encontraremos en el mostrador de American Airlines (no Delta) a las 10:45 am

- Traed el pasaporte
- No olvidéis la tarea de 'MLK/Civil Rights/School Desegretation'
- Procurad dormir esta noche

Si hay cualquier pregunta o duda, por favor, llamadme. Agnes

American Airlines to charge for checked baggage

Read the article by clicking here or watch the news clip by clicking here. It is not clear whether this will apply to us, as we will be flying FROM overseas on June 15. Be prepared to pay, though. Agnes

FIESTA ALMUERZO y traer los Proyectos :-)

MARTES, 27 de mayo, 2008

HORA: desde las 12 (mediodía) hasta .....? depende de si después de repasar los proyectos os queréis quedar y ver una película.

LUGAR: mi casa

Mejor si compartís coche. En mi casa no hay mucho párking, y además, así ahorráis gasolina, que está muy cara.
Agnes

¡¡¡LOS DE LA PLAZA NOS DICEN HOLA A LOS DE WESTMINSTER !!!!!!

(Esta foto es de la semana pasada en Buenos Aires)

Para ver mas fotos de la gente de La Plaza, cliquear aquí.

PARTY LUNCH (date change)

Tuesday, May 27, 12:00 noon.

Bring your finished Argentina projects :-)
Agnes

Che, I have posted on flickr a few pix from our orientation last Sunday. Check them out by clicking here.

Check out this site to see what Argentinian pesos look like. We are going to be using this money, and we do not want to get confused. Look at all coins and bills here: Currency in Argentina. Don

Don wants to share this music video with you.
Daney & Confucionistas: "Rosita"

Group Photo today during our orientation :-) Agnes

Reminder: Argentina Exchange student meeting, tomorrow Sunday, May 4th, from 1 to 6, at Dillon's house.

Parent meeting: same day, same place, from 6 to 7 pm.

NO LO OLVIDEN:

TRIVIA 7: ¿Qué famoso pintor argentino es el autor de este cuadro? Puedes contestar a esta pregunta hasta las 12 de la noche de hoy sábado. Agnes

TRIVIA 6: Who are the Madres (y abuelas) de la Plaza de Mayo? Agnes

TRIVIA 5: Todays question has 3 parts, and you must get them all correct: a) what is the name of this building in Buenos Aires? b) what famous plaza is it on? c) why is it a famous building? Agnes