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The Experience in Pictures

Some photos from program excursions in the city of Buenos Aires:

Tango dancers in the streets of San Telmo.  When you take a picture of a street performer, you should always tip.
A very pretty tomb in the cemetary of Recoleta.  Chances are you will visit this several times during your stay.
A portion of the monument to the Malvinas/Falklands war.
The famous balcony which Peron used of the Casa Rosada.
The Mothers of the Disappeared, still marching after so many years.
A mother with her sign for her two disappeared children.

    

Some photos of our apartments and host families:

Kristin, Bill, Sara, Me, and Rachel making chocolate chip cookies.  This is harder than you think.
Kristin had the best host family ever.  Here's a group shot of Kristin and the family on their rooftop patio.  The dad, in the white shirt, has just finished grilling us chicken, pork, beef, and red peppers.
Sara and her host family.  Not everybody can be as cool as Kristin's family.
Kristin's room.  Even though Sara is sitting in it, it's Kristin's room.

 

Life around town:

Dinner at Carlito's, which serves more or less familiar food for good prices.
Lunch at the Universidad del Salvador's cafeteria.  Look how happy we are!  That's because the service is friendly and the food is not too shabby either.
Grant's Restaurant, during our final goodbye lunch before we parted ways.  Good affordable buffet, plus we ran into some people who coincidentally knew my cousins while we were there.
Die-hard soccer fan's vehicle
Die-hard soccer fans.
Up and coming die-hard soccer fans at the game.

Matt Born's Fellowship Project
mtborn@uiuc.edu

Summer 2004