I’m in a room with approximately 20 people, all of which are staring at me, waiting for my presentation. A bit nervous, I cleared my throat and began. “I need a volunteer.” Hesitating slightly, I saw random hands creep their way up. “Great. You there, in the pink shirt. Please come to the front and …
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It is that time of year again and we are blessed to be able to receive the acclaimed professor Guy Claxton! Wait, let me guess, you have no idea who the guy is. Right? (Sorry, pun is totally intended) Well, Guy Claxton is one of my educational hero. He is better known for his bestseller, …
“Dónde te fuiste, tango/que te busco siempre/ y no te puedo hallar?” “Te juro por mi vieja,/ que si no te encuentro/ me pongo a llorar” “Where did you go, tango/ I´m always looking for you/ and I can not locate find you?” “I swear on my mother´s name,/ that if I don’t find you/ …
It occurred to us just recently that, while we can attempt to share important tips and pieces of advice for our future students, the best way to do so is by asking our past students to share their experiences with us. There is no experience like that of the first hand. So, each month we …
I moved to Rosario, Argentina with the intention of only staying one year. My idea was to live, work, and travel the continent, just like I had done in Europe. Then, I would move back home for a couple months, and do the same in Asia. One of the last things my mother told me …
The expression “dar bola” has a long debatable origin. Here in Argentina, we use it to express something similar to the the English phrase “pay attention to”. No le des bola or don’t pay any attention to him/her, however, is more complex than you would imagine. According to Héctor Zimmerman in his book Tres mil …
Rosario, a city in the province of Santa Fe, is Argentina’s second or third largest city (there’s much debate on whether Rosario or Cordoba is the bigger city). The city is located northwest of Buenos Aires and on the massive River Paraná. Rosario’s claims to fame include the city being the birthplace of the revolutionary …
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The first time I saw Argentinians drinking Yerba Mate was on a trip to Peru in January of 2013. I couldn’t help but stare at a group of people pouring hot water from a thermos into a gourd with contents unbeknownst to me, drinking from the same metal straw and then passing it around in …
What is your name and where are you from? My name is Alex. I’m originally from Chicago. If you could put your experience in Rosario into just a few words, how would you sum it up? An exceedingly comfortable and often outrageously fun space for me to practice and improve my Spanish. What expectations did …
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If you’ve been in Argentina for a few days, weeks, or months, and hung out with any Argentinians, chances are you’ve tried mate (if you haven’t, check out this article on how to drink mate with an Argentine). Now that you know the ropes of drinking mate, it’s time to learn how to prepare it …
