Story Location: Argentina
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Navigating Race, Gender, Class, and Nationality in Buenos Aires
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Navigating Race, Gender, Class, and Nationality in Buenos Aires Intersectionality and Study Abroad During my time abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina, I became very aware of the importance of the intersectionalities of our identities. My identity as a black woman and an American from a low-income neighborhood really made my experience much different from my…
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IFSA Interview Series: Cinema in Argentina
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My Home-Stay Experience: From Terrified to Incredibly Grateful
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At First, I Was Nervous About Being Assigned a Home Stay Ringing the doorbell on my rainy first day in Buenos Aires, I was terrified to meet my host mom. We’d exchanged one email each, and from her minimal response to my cheery introduction and extensive questions, I thought she was going to be terrible,…
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The Study Abroad Essentials: A Passport, A Frisbee and A Pair of Boxing Gloves
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Me, Myself and My Free Time One of the reasons that I chose IFSA’s program in Buenos Aires, as silly as it sounds, is because I knew that I could play ultimate frisbee there! I’ve been playing ultimate frisbee since I got to college, and did not want to compromise on that while studying abroad.…
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Seeing Through A Different Lens: The Benefits of Studying Abroad as an LGBTQ Student
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As I prepared for my 4-month IFSA study abroad program in Buenos Aires over the summer of 2019, I had a lot of questions about what my semester in Argentina would be like. In addition to the usual concerns about academics, the language barrier and adjusting to social life in a different country, I had…
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IFSA Interview Series: Literature in Argentina
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“I spent most of my time outside of the classroom exploring the city as well as traveling to other provinces within the country. This served kind of as a cultural study — I got to see how all aspects of life came together in different settings like cafes, or malls or parks.” “I spent most…
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A Volunteer, Volunteering Abroad
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A Volunteer Abroad The University of Tennessee, home sweet home to me. We have been the Volunteers since the founding of the University back in 1794. Saturdays in the fall are flooded with orange and white, fans singing Rocky top, and yelling “Go Vols!” as our football team runs through the T. We hold many…
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How Working For An NGO In Argentina Strengthened My Spanish Language Abilities
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There are a lot of academic and professional stress factors that go into the big decisions around studying abroad. For me, I worried about how studying abroad would affect getting an internship. That fear got even worse when I realized going to my dream country, Argentina, where the semester lasts from March to July, would…
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Living My Goals in Argentina
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“My goal was music. How I realized that goal was by doing something I could have never imagined before. ” https://youtu.be/Bx7rBOwYCpw Julie W. | Public Policy major | Duke University | IFSA Argentine Universities Program | 2018
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Top Five Things to Forget When Studying Abroad in Latin America
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I compiled this list while studying abroad in Argentina for a semester, but many of these tips apply to other regions of Latin America as well. Here are some cultural differences for which you should prepare. In fact, just forget these things while studying in Latin America: 1. Forget about your concept of time. Whether…
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