The last day of being here in Argentina was bittersweet, to say the least. I took the morning to get my thoughts together for the presentations and grab breakfast. We all got together in the morning one last time to share our work of what we had learned on this trip. One of the prompts…
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Day 11: Immigrates y Etnografico… y muchas llamas!
This morning was more relaxed, so I woke up and decided to go back to La Boca with some friends. I had a good time the first time we went but we were not able to be there long the first time so I wanted to go back and enjoy it and I got an…
Day 10: Pablo the Vampire
Today was an extremely impactful day for me as well as my classmates. We learned and saw a lot that I believe truly changed our perspectives on certain things we take for granted. The first stop today was off to Hospital Paroissien, which was truly an eye opening experience. The hospital was another public hospital…
Day 9: Malba and Medicine
This morning I woke up and talked to all my friends in the lobby before departing to go to our first lecture of the day at Medife. Medfie is an executive union within the Obras Sociales, and the lecture was held by Dr. Florencia Ledesma. She did a fantastic job at explaining to us the…
Day 8: Evita Immortalis
This morning we started off with a tour of Recoleta. I enjoyed seeing the beautiful buildings, palaces, statues, and the graveyard. I learned a good amount especially on those who were important figures during certain time periods, how they impacted society, and their stories with each of the burial sites. I was interested in the…
Day 7: Guacho Time and Fernando
Today was such a fun day at the Don Silvano ranch! When we arrived I immediately noticed how friendly the staff was and how beautiful everything was at the ranch. We had a welcome reception where we got a snack which you can probably guess… more empanadas! After, I decided to go with a few…
Day 6: Hola from Austral!
We were greeted with an early start this morning and headed to the bus around 8am. I could not sleep so I looked out the window and saw a beautiful view of some houses in Buenos Aires by the train tracks. I saw a lot of interesting and beautiful buildings on the way there looking…
Day 5: Barrio Chino
Due to a labor union strike that we were notified about in the beginning of the week, we were no longer able to do our boat trip to Tigre, as well as our hospital visit. Although this was disheartening at first we kept our attitudes positive recognizing the benefits of a strike within the unions,…
Day 4: Hotel Los Arcos ??
This morning we woke up and headed over as a group to Universidad Austral once again. The weather was chilly but it felt so nice to step outside to the fresh air and a new day in Buenos Aires. We headed over were greeted by everyone and headed upstairs to our first class taught by…
Day 3: Obras Sociales and Lots of Exploring!
Today in our classes we learned more about the ministry from the current deputy minister of health Dr. Daniel Ferrante. Afterwards we had another lecture at Austral University, from Dr. Gabriel Leverstein. He gave us great insight into the social unions (obras sociales) within Argentina, and the roles they play within the Argentinian healthcare system….
Day 2: Were’re Ready for the Milonga!
After being delayed for hours and stuck in the airport attempting to sleep on the floor, and talking through the night to stay awake, we finally made it to Bueno Aires! We received a warm welcome from the IES staff, who made sure we were okay and gave us delicious dulce de leche treats! There…
Introduction -Savanna Zimmerman
Hi everyone! My name is Savanna Zimmerman, and I am a first-year student pursuing my BSN. I am from Hughesville MD, about 45 minutes from D.C. I am involved in NSA here at Pitt and I hope to be involved in more in the next upcoming years. After completing my BSN I hope to work…