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Three weeks before my departure from Santiago and I managed to find a direct flight from Santiago to New York, JFK airport, for only $630! This was after spending a total of hours searching various websites and flight combinations to find the cheapest and most direct option available to get me back to Philadelphia. From JFK airport, I took public transportation to the Megabus stop in Manhattan.
Before I delve into how I'm preparing to study abroad in Barcelona, I'll tell you a bit about myself.
I grew up in the D.C. area and have lived in Arlington, Virginia my whole life. I was lucky enough to attend school at the National Cathedral School in the city, where I got to walk by the Washington National Cathedral every day between classes and attend weekly services there. I can't wait to compare the vivid stain glass and gothic architecture of the cathedral to churches in Spain, especially La Sagrada Familia.
The first thing I will note about Argentine food is that the blogs are right. When they say people eat empanadas, asados (grilled meat, almost always cow), and dulce de leche, they are not joking around. My first day here I had all three... and my second day here I had all three again.
Despite my crucial research on the food of Argentina prior to coming, I was not expecting what I came accross...
My plane trip here went very smoothly and wasn't as scary as I thought it would be. The airport had a lot of bilungual personel. The pilots, flight attendants and staff at the UIO airport spoke both Spanish and English. The transition from English to Spanish was immediate when I left the plane. Everything is written in Spanish and I was very confused as to where to go. Luckily, I knew enough Spanish and common sense to get through customs and retrieve my luggage.
I keep hearing that it’s interesting times to be in South Africa. That much is definitely true. Last Tuesday marked the 8th no confidence vote on President Jacob Zuma. This Wednesday marks the fifth anniversary of the Markina massacre by the South African Police Service. On the UCT campus, the Fallist movement and other forms of student activism remain strong and active.
Tuesday | August 15th 2017 | Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
こんにちは！Hello!
