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la vida Mia: 06.10
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010. 13,594 km, 14 times zones, three alphabets and Mt. Fuji separate my best friend from me. We aren’t the friends that have been inseparable since meeting on the playground the first day of kindergarten, nor are we the friends that have gradually grown closer because of sports or classes together. We have been best friends for approximately eighteen years and eighty-four days; since the day I was born. My best friend is my older brother, Sam. Monday, June 14, 2010. And so it begins!
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la vida Mia: 06.11
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Sunday, June 12, 2011. In between home and home. So I know myself well enough at this point to realize that if I don’t post something now I never will. I’m currently sitting in the Dallas Fort Worth Airport. That’s right…. I’M ON AMERICAN SOIL! Words can’t even express how absolutely pumped I am to see them! It’s been a while :). So quickly, an update on this crazy thing called the return…. I mean seriously, how awesome is that? Good thing Argentina has taught me just how relax and go with it. Starting A...
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la vida Mia: 05.11
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011. There's something about Argentina. I know I would have done a much better job at updating this if Argentina hadn’t been so dang awesome all the time. But now here I am: with months to update, so much to say, and not a clue where to begin. So let’s break it down. My time with the Cejas family once again came to a close, and I found myself packing my bags and moving on to stay with the. Family- this time a family from Minnesota! Since I was already 18 years old when I arrived, howe...
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la vida Mia: 03.11
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011. I really have no idea where to begin. The past two months have been some of the most incredible of my exchange so far. I have so many things to say that I know I would ramble on forever if given the time- but thinking that at 1000 words/picture posting photos will do a better job than I could :). Besides, with my good friend Skype again- I was able to carry on at least a few of the annual traditions:. Me, Graciela, and Alicia (our housekeeper), baking up a storm in the kitchen&#...
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la vida Mia: 09.10
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Saturday, September 18, 2010. 3 things you never see down here, 3 things that aren't the same, and 3 things I am going to miss back in the States! If I have to crunch it down to 3 of each.). Things you never see in Argentina:. Lets just say it’s a very good thing that no driving is one of the four D's, or I would certainly crash. Things that are just different here. Papayas, mangos, oranges, bananas, grapefruit, pineapple, you name it. SOO fresh. This is Argentina's nationwide naptime! Note: the popular ...
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la vida Mia: 10.10
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Friday, October 29, 2010. Travel (for real this time). Argentina is so underrated. Ashley and I finally reunited. La Ruta de Vino,. Or eating at outdoor cafes, and it was so good to catch up with her again! Then summer break starts once I get back, I'll have Christmas and New Years in the summer (SO bizarre to think about! And then I take off again for a month long trip through Brazil! I can't believe how lucky I am! Cows in the clouds. Of course I would find this in Argentina. Tuesday, October 19, 2010.
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la vida Mia: 11.10
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Monday, November 8, 2010. Patagonia, here i come! Today I leave for the long anticipated Rotary trip to Patagonia! I have (finally) packed up my suitcase and backpack, have gone to the bank to pull out the extra cash I'll be needing, and have said so-long to my classmates. Now all I have to do is sit and wait for my bus to come so I can be on VACATION! Córdoba – Puerto Madryn. Departure at 14:30 hs making stops in Río Cuarto; Santa Rosa de la Pampa, Río Colorado and San Antonio Oeste. Calafate. Excur...
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la vida Mia: home sweet home
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Friday, December 10, 2010. I was bummed but fine with this knowing how busy December was going to be and the fact that I'll be in Brazil all of January, but Roque wouldn't let me leave without being able to offer me something. To do So I am currently on a team of artists working to construct and paint a mural for a nature reserve here in Formosa! Can't believe my luck on landing that one. Only in Formosa, I'm tellin you. Asados, Poker, Mechanical Bulls and Flood Football. And though it seems bizarre to s...
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la vida Mia: Photos
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In front of the Argentinean Congress with my host sister, mama, and nephew. Instead of a popcorn and a large diet coke-. I sipped (cine)mate. at the (very full) 1:45am movie. Plaza de Mayo (with the Casa Rosada in the background). Outside the Quilmes Rock music festival in Buenos Aires. Entering the VIP section. Cino, one of Argentina's biggest names in National Rock. Outside Gaminito's in La Boca. Future Messis and Maradonas. Tourist buddies from Ecuador. Teaching English at the elementary school. Below...
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