After a week of lectures and hospital visits, we finally had a day focused on cultural learning. We went to Don Silvano ranch a couple hours outside of the city of Buenos Aires. Unfortunately, the mosquitos were a constant pain and disruption to our experience. Still, we were able to walk around the ranch and see life outside of the city. Although the ranch was very beautiful, I noticed that a lot of the equipment and buildings were a little run down. It would be interesting to know how their business has been doing under the presidency of Milei. Additionally. The surplus of mosquitos the past year must be making it more difficult for them to find people to come in marshy, grassy areas. They were really bad and it isn’t even the peak season for them. During our lunch, we got to listen to a live singer and see dancers. The singer played traditional gaucho music alongside contemporary music. There was a little of aura in the barn with people dancing and having a good time. We learned that gaucho is a nomadic cowboy-like lifestyle. They use a bolo ( two heavy stones strapped on the ends of a long rope), knife, and lasso as basic weapons. They also wore interesting belts that also acted as their wallets, with coins sewed on their belt. Later on they settled down and became associated with Catholicism. They became skilled for hire ranch hands and started to settle down. We also got to witness a gaucho show, which captured the relationship between horse and man, and the skills they can have together. It was interesting to see the importance of the horse and the music that goes along with it. The culture has changed drastically since the gauchos first came to Argentina. Now it is more commercialized and many gauchos perform shows for tourists. In honors of Mother’s Day, I’d like to mention how lucky I am that my mother is so supportive and encouraging of me traveling abroad. Without her, I would not be a mature enough person to do this type of experience or be doing this well. She has played such a large role in teaching me what it is to be human, and I can’t say enough to explain how much she’s done for me.