Wow. To say that we are finally heading home after two weeks in the beautiful city of Buenos Aires is insane, as it feels like we were just sleeping on the floors of the Atlanta Airport just minutes ago. This entire trip was one of the best experiences of my entire life, and it would…
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Museums Museums Museums
Today was a very historically-filled day, where we got to sleep in, and then spend some great time at two different museums. The first one we visited was the Immigration Museum of Buenos Aires, which also still functions as their immigration offices. It was very interesting to hear about the immigration patterns of Buenos Aires…
The Beautiful Streets of Palermo
Today was another early wake up time with a nice bus ride to catch some more sleep before we started our day. Our first stop was to a public hospital in the province of Buenos Aires called Matanza Hospital. This hospital had a very different arrangement from the other hospitals we visited, as they only…
A Day Very Well Spent
Today was a packed day full with a lot of fun at different stops. We started off the day with a lecture from the Director of Health Innovation from the company Medífe, Dra. Florencia Ledesma. In this lecture, we learned about both the Obras Sociales of ASE which is for different executives, as well as…
Evita: On Cemetery not Broadway
This morning we went on a very interesting walking tour of our own neighborhood as well as the neighborhood of Recoleta. We had an amazing tour guide with us who showed us around these areas while we learned about more of the Argentine culture as well. The history that makes up Buenos Aires is so…
Moving to a Ranch (Not Clickbait)
Today was the start of our weekend in Buenos Aires, and we spent the day on Don Silvano Ranch. After about an hour and a half bus ride, we were welcomed into the beautiful ranch, and immersed in a new style of living in Argentina. We were first given empanadas at the reception, and walked…
The Day He Became Fluent (almost)
Day six was a packed academic day where we went back to college! We took a nice peaceful bus ride over to the main campus of the Universidad de Austral which is located in the town of Pilar. This campus also has their private hospital, which is a teaching hospital for the nursing students that…
Five Days Down, Twelve More To Go :(
HOLA! Today was a very interesting day in Buenos Aires, because we thought there was going to be a strike, but there did not end up being any sort of large demonstrations around the city.. I will say, it was very exciting to know that we were a part of Argentine culture, as we were…
Day Four in the Hospitals!
Today was filled with various different lectures and hospital visits around the city of Buenos Aires. We started off our day by going back to the Universidad de Austral where we had a lecture by the former Province Minister of Health from Salta, Dra. Josefina Medrano. In this, we learned about the provincial response during…
Caminamos a Buenos Aires – Day 3!
What’s a better way to spend day three in the city of Buenos Aires other than a guided tour through some of the most famous and beautiful neighborhoods. Our first stop on our tour was Plaza de Mayo, but this was not actually our first time there! Prior to our tour, we had two lectures…
It Takes Day 2 To Tango
Hola y bienvenido a Buenos Aires! After a very interesting airport experience, we finally landed in Buenos Aires in one piece. Although it was dark, it was clear that the city was alive and ready for us. On our drive, it was very interesting to see how wide the roadways were, and how many different…
Introduction – Shamus O’Grady
Hello everyone! My name is Shamus O’Grady and I am a first year nursing student and pursuing a minor in Hispanic Language and Culture. I am from Bethel, CT and have loved every minute spent in Pittsburgh. I am the PR Chair for SEMS at Pitt, along with being an active member of the Nursing…