Did any of you know that there was sacred/holy ground in Buenos Aires (I am talking about the Christian sort, not the actual holy ground that the city is probably built upon and belonged to the demolished indigenous tribes who once inhabited the area)? A veritable little Jerusalem, a haven for Christians and kitcsh [...]
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Sacred Earth
Posted in Buenos Aires on September 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Johanna and I hitting the big town
Posted in Buenos Aires, La Plata on December 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Breaking up the story a little bit for you guys. Giving you a breather. Or maybe I am simply attempting to build up some drama!
Now that Johanna had been saturated with my life down here, and with small town Argentina, it was time to go see BA! Wednesday afternoon we there, and [...]
And its back to Argentina – but not back to work!
Posted in Buenos Aires on August 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So after a relatively depressing and short night sleep in Recife on August 3 (worst town in Brasil!!) I hopped on an early morning flight back to Buenos Aires.
In Buenos Aires I caught up with Liza, my friend from La Plata, and it happened to be her birthday (I make that sound like [...]
Away message
Posted in Buenos Aires, La Plata on July 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Jennifer Richardson is currently on vacation, and will reply to your email when time permits it, if I feel like it, or when she gets back!!!!!
Here are the approximate destinations so you can follow me!
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La Otra Final
Posted in Buenos Aires, Instituto de Derechos Humanos on July 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In June 1978, Argentina hosted and won the World Cup championship, 3 to 1 against Holand, and the final game was held in the stadium River Plate, in Buenos Aires. FIFA chose Argentina to hold the world cup in 1966, but in 1976 Argentina fell under the cruelest of its military dictatorships, in which [...]
La Ultima Noche en Buenos Aires
Posted in Buenos Aires on January 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In celebration of our last night in Buenos Aires, our instructors threw us a little party. Aparently this city is happy to see us leave, but I am not so happy to go
This is our group picture. The theme was an American on their first day in Buenos Aires.
Wouldn´t be Argentina if there [...]
Los Madres
Posted in Buenos Aires on January 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I finally was able to get my hands on the my picture with La Madre. When we asked her if we could have a picture she ran away and got her hankerchief that they all where with their childrens names sew in….the symbol of their struggle….can´t be seen with out it!!!!!
La Plata
Posted in Buenos Aires on January 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow I head off to La Plata, for a week of orientation and workshops before I begin my internship! Out to rock out for one last night in Buenos Aires, a changed person after today. Keep yáll updated!
IMPA, Fabrica Recuperada
Posted in Buenos Aires on January 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I had the most fabulous day today, by far the best so far.
Today my instructor Ariel made arragements for us to go and visit on of the fabrica recuperadas, literaly, retaken factories. [Rather long history lesson time, so get comfortable] Even before the crisis of 2001, during the Presidency of Menem when the economy was [...]
Iglesa
Posted in Buenos Aires on January 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I just like the way the shadow cast on this guy…who ever he is.
