Above: goat meat covered with egg and bacon, along with potato balls, olives, and a side salad — my friend’s lunch in Colonia, Uruguay (this would also be typical of […]

Above: the avenue 9 de Julio as the sun sets behind a building Both at home and at school, I used to go for runs outdoors four to five times […]

Above: a building covered with graffiti. Such displays are common throughout the city, and seem to be more akin to art than vandalism (although there is plenty of the latter […]

Above: the movie poster for “El Cuervo” Today was cold, rainy, and just plain dreary. So, my friends and I did exactly what we would have done in the U.S. […]

Above: the main street in San Telmo where the weekly feria takes place. Every Sunday, hundreds of people and vendors crowd the narrow, cobblestone streets of San Telmo — a […]

Above: a view of 9 de Julio — the main avenue that runs through Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires has a pretty good public transportation system, which I use at least […]

Above: a view of 9 de Julio — the main avenue that runs through Buenos Aires.In the background on the building is a portrait of Eva Peron. Please forgive the […]

Well, this is it. My clothes are rolled and scrunched into ever crevice of my suitcase, my boarding passes are printed and tucked away in my carry-on, while all liquids […]