Everything I brought to Argentina
I arrived in Argentina on Saturday. My flight from Washington DC to Buenos Aires was ten hours, but it was an overnight flight and no one sat next to me so I was able to sleep for the majority of the flight. When I arrived in Argentina, I had a little trouble finding my group but after wandering around the airport terminal for while I ran into someone from FSD.
The first four nights I stayed in a hotel with the other interns. I shared a room with two others — Kristen and Samiron. The room we stayed in was small and plain, which seemed odd because it seemed like a fairly “upscale” hotel – prices were almost $80/night. There were three single beds in the room and little floor space. It was nice that we got to spend time together first before meeting our host families, but it was a little difficult to live out of suitcases for several days.
Orientation week consisted of various workshops where we learned about culture, customs, language, sustainable development, and what to expect in our internships. On Tuesday evening we had a dinner where we all got to meet our host families. My family was very nice and outgoing, however, the “party” ended abruptly when discussion regarding politics around the recent farmer’s strike took over the conversation.
