My personal trainers at my gym back at back at home are some of the most important people in my life. They have helped me in so many ways, both physically and emotionally. Right before I left to come to Argentina, one of them said to me “Von-Von, don’t waste your life. One day your…

“What’s next on the treasure map?” I think this to myself every Friday as the weekend comes near. It’s going to sound a little stupid, but this is because of my self-made scavenger hunt throughout the city of Buenos Aires! First, let’s dive into three things. Number one: besides going to the gym, probably my…

Last weekend my sister came to visit me here in Buenos Aires. Other than my dad coming right at the very beginning of my time here, I have not had any visitors, so it was really nice to have a familiar face around for the weekend. My sister can be kind of hard though. She…

And it certainly was “the thrill of the fight,” well that is, the thrill of fighting the cold. Yes, the cold has finally set in here. It’s not that it is actually that cold. Really it’s in the mid 50s and windy. But this past week, we had a sudden drop in temperature from the…

So this weekend I went on a street art tour around Buenos Aires. Before I go on with my thoughts, I want address an important question: what actually is street art? My tour guide talked a lot about this. Lots of us associate street art with some sort of negative connotation. Maybe we think about…

Fun fact. One of my closest friends from Pitt, Rebecca, actually ended up studying abroad in Buenos Aires this semester too. It was totally not planned that we would be here at the same time. In fact, we are actually on completely different programs. She is studying engineering, while I am studying business. We met…

Okay well I didn’t actually play games at the grocery store, but I did spend quite a bit of time roaming around one of the larger grocery stores right by my home. And honestly I can say it was one of the most fun things I have done while I have been here. Maybe it’s…

Otherwise known as “A Day at the Ranch.” It was another thing to add to my list of things Evonna doesn’t normally do. It was not the most fun thing in the world, but it was definitely worth the trip. Argentinian estancias are large areas of land that are used to raise cattle. Historically they…

Initially, I didn’t have any plans for Spring Break. I know I am in South America and I “should” be traveling around and exploring on my breaks, but I like my routine and have trouble breaking it. Also, I am trying to spend as little money as possible while I am here. One, to teach…