So in the true spirit of living off of little of nothing I decided to go on a school sponsored field trip. This meant free transportation as well as museum entrance and boat ride fee. So I went to Tigre with IES. We arrived in Tigre, which is about an hour outside of the city. We started off with a boat ride on the Rio de Tigre. We got to see the many dilapidated boats, as well as the many different islands people have claimed for their own with their various rowing clubs or restaurants. Once we experienced the view of Tigre from the boat, we hoped back into our rented vans and headed over to the open air market. This place was huge. There were vendors there with practically anything you would want. We had a Chouri Pan for lunch, which was 5 pesos for a huge piece of almost baguette style bread and the famous Argentine sausage. After lunch, we had about 2 hours to explore the market for ourselves. My friend and I discovered a nifty shop that customized jerseys, so we bought two for our two brothers. We then met back up with the group and made our way to the Art museum. 
The museum was originally a club opened by a selective group of elites from Argentina in 1910. The mansion had a hotel next door that was torn down, and it used to be a casino. It was then transformed into a magnificent art museum that was opened in 2006. The architecture was spectacular, and even some of the paint that trimmed the walls was the original 100 year old gold paint. A fellow SIer was there with me, and thank goodness she was able to translate the entire tour for me, since my Spanish skills are less than perfect! We finished with the tour and headed back home. We wanted to hit up a café, Martinez, and get a dessert since we were starving, but unlike the states, it seems like everything is closed in Sundays. So my friend and I made our separate ways back to our homes. I forgot I had tons of homework, which was just absolutely exhilarating to finish. I got to write my first entire page in Spanish. May I just say, for a person who has NEVER had Spanish before, this is quite an accomplishment.
The museum was originally a club opened by a selective group of elites from Argentina in 1910. The mansion had a hotel next door that was torn down, and it used to be a casino. It was then transformed into a magnificent art museum that was opened in 2006. The architecture was spectacular, and even some of the paint that trimmed the walls was the original 100 year old gold paint. A fellow SIer was there with me, and thank goodness she was able to translate the entire tour for me, since my Spanish skills are less than perfect! We finished with the tour and headed back home. We wanted to hit up a café, Martinez, and get a dessert since we were starving, but unlike the states, it seems like everything is closed in Sundays. So my friend and I made our separate ways back to our homes. I forgot I had tons of homework, which was just absolutely exhilarating to finish. I got to write my first entire page in Spanish. May I just say, for a person who has NEVER had Spanish before, this is quite an accomplishment.
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Hey Ashley! I just happened to be looking at blogs from the students abroad and saw some of the pictures that you have posted. The places you have been look amazing.Looking at them make me wish that I had gotten a chance to go abroad. Your field trip sounds like it was very adventerous. Have fun while your over there!
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