Today was our last day in Buenos Aires and I had anan amazing time exploring this beautiful city. This was my second study abroad trip and my first time in South America and it did not disappoint me not one bit! I got to practice my Spanish-speaking skills even more and adjust to the new…
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Los Museos
Today we had a late start and I started off with going to lunch at Mr. Ho. I love Korean food and believe this was one of the best I ever had. Of course, I had to go to Cafe Mago for my daily coffee. The late start was a huge refresher and I had…
Matzana y mis amigos
Today was one of my favorite days in Argentina. We went to visit the hospital and it was on the poorer side. It looked out dated compared to the private hospitals I have visited so far. I learned it was a tertiary hospital and it has around 303 beds. One of the biggest departments was…
ICBA/MALBA
We started our day of with a lecture and learning about Medife. It’s a private insurance company and an union system. We visited ICBA (Instituto Cardiovascular) and the health director was incredibly knowledgable. First off, the appearance of this institute was beautiful. They had a room where they wanted it ot be like the patients…
Queen Evita: Day 8
Today, we started off with a walking our of Recolecta.I had the opportunity to go to this beautiful church and learned some history about it. The tour guide emphasized the amount of European influence that Argentine architecture has. We also saw the officers and they way they changed positions. Everything was very serious and I…
El dia de los Madres
Today, I sadly missed the activities, I felt ill so I had to rest and miss the Guacho show. While learning from friends and looking up information, Guacho is extremely important in Argentina culture. A Guacho show is where they dance and perform tricks. The Gaucho culture is defined through the music, literature, and theater….
Day 5- Dia de los Enfermerias
Today, we started off with a nice bus ride to Universidad de Austral in Pilar, Argentina. The campus was medium-sized and we got attacked by a million of mosquitos. We toured the university and met some students who explained their education of Argentina which had many differences. While talking to the director and the students…
Barrio China y Japonesa
Today, we started off the day with a Q&A about what we learned so far about the Argentine healthcare system. Then, we had lunch around 12, and had some of the best empanadas I ever had. Our day ended early do to a public strike arguing against public transportation so we had free time to…
Day 4: Los Hospitales
It’s Day 4 and it was a full packed day. I started off the morning with the best hotel breakfast and went to this Cafe called Mago which had amazing coffee. Shortly after, we went to Austral and had a lecture from Dr. Medrano who was the former provincial minister of Salta. Salta is a…
La Boca!
Today was a really fun day! W began with Dr. Daniel Ferrante who discussed the public sector of Buenos Airea nd Dr. Leverstein who discussed the unions. The unions are vital to the Buenos Aires health system. They are meant to provide protection and social benefits. Unions also serve as advocates for the workers and…
Explorando Argentina: Dia 1
After the 12 hour delay, we finally arrived to Argentina. We were greeting by two IES coordiantors who were extremely kind and gave us cookies, which tasted amazing! When we arrived to the IES headquarters, one of the first meals had was choripan, a traditional Argentina BBQ staple which was really good as well. After…
Vamos Pa’ Argentina-Cia Lubin
My name is Patricia Lubin and I am a rising sophmore at the University of Pittsburgh. I am a nursing major with a certification of Latin American Studies. I am from Long Island, New York and grew up in the Dix Hills-Commack area. After I graduate with my BSN, I would like to work as…