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Mother´s Day in Argentina

Sunday, 18 Oct 2009 | Views [39]

Sunday, October 18, was Mother´s Day in Argentina. We celebrated by having the traditional Asado (BBQ)!!  It was delicious as always with a big rack of ribs, some chicken, and lots of salads like beet salad, potato salad, lettuce salad, tomato salad, ... Read more >


A Nice Sunday Drive

Sunday, 6 Sep 2009 | Views [71] | Comments [2]

I went with Roly, my friend Mili and her boyfriend, Pepe, to Carlos Paz, a tourist town, about 45 minutes outside of Cordoba for a ¨sunday drive¨on Sept. 6.  It was a beautiful, sunny day and there were so many people at the lake having a picnic and enjoying ... Read more >


English Camp for Children

Tuesday, 18 Aug 2009 | Views [95] | Comments [3]

In August, I worked for 3 days at a english camp for children.  It was run by a company called Cordoba Immersions.  The children were between 9 to 11 years old!  They were so respectful and fun to be around!!  The theme was Japanese culture.  Imagine, ... Read more >


The ¨No Smoking¨ Regulation

Sunday, 2 Aug 2009 | Views [126] | Comments [1]

About 6 months ago the City of Cordoba put in place a No Smoking regulation in public places, luckily a majority of restaurants are following this law. However, all the nightclubs totally ignore this because nobody from the city is going to take the ... Read more >


...And Now It's Time to Get Back to Work

Tuesday, 30 Jun 2009 | Views [106] | Comments [2]

It has been challenging but the "salon de ingles" the classroom is now ready.  The bricklayer who I hired to fix the ceiling, the walls, and to paint, one day just decided to not show up!! So both Roly and I got on ladders and finished painting.... Read more >


The new Classroom

Monday, 15 Jun 2009 | Views [89]

I have decided to rent an office space in downtown Cordoba to make into a classroom and there I will teach English.  The rent is very affordable. And to my advantage of being right in downtown will be getting college students from the two universities ... Read more >


Another Minnesotan in Cordoba!

Saturday, 30 May 2009 | Views [104] | Comments [2]

When I was here the first time in Córdoba, I met a man named Ruben Hillar through an English club called Talk Time.  Ruben was born and raised in Argentina and when he was 17 years old he went to the United States as a Foreign Exchange Student.  And ... Read more >


It´s FALL here!

Monday, 25 May 2009 | Views [83] | Comments [1]

As the cooler weather is approaching Córdoba, Argentina, the people here wanted to take advantage of one last nice weekend.  It was actually a holiday weekend because Monday, May 25, was a patriotic day celebrating a won battle fought with Spain to gain ... Read more >


Are We Having Fun Yet?

Thursday, 21 May 2009 | Views [91]

I started teaching English the second week of May.  On Wednesdays, I have a group of 3 men gettig their Ph.D's at the University of Cordoba who are learning English to have better job opportunties. Then on Thursdays, I have another group of 3 students.... Read more >


Enjoying a Saturday Night

Saturday, 16 May 2009 | Views [113]

My friend Eugenia invited me to see her dance on Saturday night.  She has a regular dancing assignment at a place named Cantina Don Carlos in Cordoba.  Eugenia has been dancing Arabe (belly dancing) for more than 10 years.  She owns a dance studio that ... Read more >


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