Learning Spanish, Making Friends
One goal of immersing ourselves in the Buenos Aires culture was to learn as much Spanish as possible. We began by placing a Craigslist ad for a…
Hasta Luego Buenos Aires
On Wednesday June 15, 2011, we left Buenos Aires on one of the first flights to the United States out of the capital after the eruption of the…
The Disappeared in Argentina
By Betsy Blondin Siempre con las madresAlways with the mothers Every Thursday afternoon for more than 30 years, mothers and grandmothers of “the…
Road Trip: Iguazú National Park
Iguazú Falls is on every must-do list for Argentina for good reason. Listed among the elite waterfalls of the world, it is often compared to…
Teatro Colón
On a beautiful late fall evening in May we experienced a concert at the world-famous Teatro Colón. Considered one of the top five accoustical venues…
Marta Minujín, “Tower of Babel”
The promotional piece to the left is for Marta Minujín’s latest artistic creation, Torre de Babel (Tower of Babel) 2011, celebrating Buenos Aires’…