Our first day was good. It felt nice to finally be in Argentina after being stranded in Atlanta the night before and having to deal with other travel issues. I didn’t know what to expect when we were arriving in Buenos Aires, but I was pleasantly surprised. The city felt like a mix of Europe and Latin America and it was unlike anywhere I have ever been before. We arrived at the airport after a long flight and got through customs, which thankfully went smoothly.  We met up with our hosts and loaded our luggage on to the buses to take us into the city.  After a quick ride down the highway where we got to see some of the outskirts of the city of Buenos Aires, we arrived at our hotel in the Retiro neighborhood.  I was very impressed with the buildings and the streets, it was definitely very different from any city I have been to.  We began our experience with a barbecue dinner from IES which had sausage and steak sandwiches and cheese and potatoes. It was a nice welcome meal and we got a scenic view of the main avenue and the skyline even though it was raining. We got to meet our hosts and talk with them for a little bit which was nice as well.  The next day after a brief safety meeting and a nice lunch, we heard from two guest lecturers that we met via Zoom before we arrived and we learned about the Ministry of health of Argentina and the structure of the healthcare system. The first lecturer, a chief executive of Swiss medical, a private company, taught us more details of how Argentina’s healthcare system is structured and how it works.  The second lecturer was the former minister of health of the entire country, and he taught us more about how the national ministry of health is structured and funded and how Argentina’s goal of achieving universal health coverage is in the works and how they plan to achieve it and fund it.  It was a very neat experience to hear from people who have a lot of experience in Argentinean healthcare and have witnessed it as it has changed so much throughout the years.  After a quick coffee break, we headed back to the IES office for our tango lesson.  We met the couple that was going to teach us how to tango and they helped us work our way up to full dancing from just baby steps. It was fun to watch everyone learn how to dance and we also got to watch our instructors demonstrate a dance routine they were working on for a competition they are in. I had trouble finding my rhythm but I got a little better as time went on. Even though I am not as good as the people who taught us how to dance, I hope I get to go to a real milonga, a tango club, to see people dance and maybe try it myself.