Today in the (rainy) city of Buenos Aires, we had a frantic day of rescheduled plans due to Mother Nature. Instead of doing a walking tour, we moved up our review session with the former Minister of Health, Mr. Novak. After going over and adding to what we had learned the past week, clarifying any questions, and working on our projects, we went to a museum celebrating the life of Evita Peron.
We learned about her past as an actress and radio personality before she met and wed Peron. The guide told us about her prominent and impactful political life. She was the one who finally got women the right to vote, and she had a foundation that gave children medical exams for playing in her sports tournaments. gave children nutritious food, and gave women and their children temporary living for various reasons, to name a few. She was so popular that the Argentine masses begged her to accept the candidacy for vice president, which she declined. She knew that she could not perform this duty because she knew that she had cancer and was not going to be able to serve them. She passed less than a year later. She was given a state funeral and 14 days of mourning. They say that the country ran out of flowers, and they had to be imported from neighboring countries.
She was a figure that brought a lot of good to the Argentinian people in her 33 years on this Earth, only a handful of them in political power. Her mark is still present on the country, and I was honored to learn more about her life today.