Hello everyone, this is Sam checking in one last time from Buenos Aires! My time here has come to a close, so I thought I’d share some reflections on my study abroad experience as a whole. I arrived in Buenos Aires in February to study with both local Argentine students and other international students, and…

Hello all! This is Sam, 3 months into my spring semester in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  A big part of my experience so far has been noting cultural differences and comparing life in Argentina to life in the US. I make observations in daily life, learn about the culture from my professors, and have conversations with…

Hello again! This is Sam (Sociology, Spanish, Portuguese, Latin American Studies student) writing from Buenos Aires, Argentina, where I am spending the semester.  Something that has continually struck me in the month and a half that I’ve spent in this city is the shared space. Buenos Aires is full of it: for example, the sprawling…

Hello everyone! My name is Sam and I am a third-year student at Pitt studying Sociology and Spanish with a minor in Portuguese and a certificate in Latin American Studies. This semester, I’ll be living in the Belgrano district of Buenos Aires, taking courses with both local and international students at the University of Belgrano. …