Story Location: Argentina
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Reentry: The Rough and Ruthless Truth
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When I landed in Buenos Aires, sweating from the inevitable humidity that plagues the city in the summer, I had only positive thoughts. I had been abroad before in high school, I spoke Spanish near fluently, I wasn’t shy, and I thought this semester was going to be easy and rewarding for me. Little did…
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Homestay: First Impressions
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It was about 7:30pm on the last Tuesday in February, and I stood nervously by the door to the apartment building in Buenos Aires. I rang the buzzer, and a woman in her sixties came to the door, smiling from ear to ear. It was Vicky, my new host mom for the next four months.…
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WV to BA: A Trip from One Ideology to Another
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Wheeling, West Virginia is known for producing a number of famous products and individuals, but it isn’t exactly renowned for churning out global citizens who trot around the world. When I started telling friends and teachers that I was going to be studying in Argentina for a semester, this became quite obvious. “I bet ISIS…
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Study Abroad is More than Stamps on a Passport – A Digital Story
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In Argentina, friendship is enigmatically cherished. Real friends are friends for life, and Friends’ Day, July 20th, is as important for Argentinians as Valentine’s Day is in the United States. Without access to a camera, Samantha rented a camcorder from the IFSA-Butler office and took brief videos of her experience abroad. After watching the videos again, she…
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Let Study Abroad Push Your Limits – A Digital Story
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You may have preconceived notions about what you will find in your host country, or what you’re capable of achieving, but you should never let that limit yourself. As she prepared to study abroad, Marianna worried she wasn’t outdoorsy enough for South America. But by the end she conquered all her fears, and came home…
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IFSA & Me: Navigating Identity and Study Abroad-A Digital Story
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“When you’re a minority student, study abroad is twofold: learn the culture; learn how to be in the culture.” None of Reece’s research could prepare him for what it’s actually like to be a queer man in Argentina—but the constant support of IFSA-Butler has helped make Buenos Aires feel like home. https://www.youtube.com/embed/fEpFgAt8Lwk?feature=oembed
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How 3 Students Got Their Parents on Board for Study Abroad
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When it comes to studying abroad, we all have our own challenges to overcome—some we share, some we differ on. But what is a common thread among all of us is that it took the support of our families to get here.While a lot of my peers on this program, myself included, got the support and…
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Buenos Aires Will Be Unforgettable
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Study abroad thus far has been less about learning a new culture and more about learning myself. https://www.youtube.com/embed/qKyJSuerc7s?feature=oembed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKyJSuerc7s&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fifsasandbox.wpengine.com%2F&source_ve_path=MzY4NDIsMjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
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The Top 5 Ways I can Leverage My Study Abroad Experience as a Science Professional
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If you’re a STEM major, you might be thinking, “What could studying for a semester or two in another country possibly have to do with my future success?”And as a cognitive science major, I get that. But being a good scientist and a desirable candidate for a job takes much more than fulfilling a list of…
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Finding The World Within You – A Digital Story
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“These histories gave me a whole new perspective about Argentina and I realized that I could actually feel that part of me is with this country.” Shunichi finds a way to connect with Argentina through his nationality. https://www.youtube.com/embed/fb6ycLGYO24?feature=oembed Shunichi Muto is a student at Soka University of America and studied abroad with IFSA-Butler’s Argentine Universities Program in…
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