school:



so i realized that i have done a pretty poor job so far in sharing with you all about how classes are going.



okay then, so i attend Universidad Torcuato di Tella (or di tella as we all call it). it's in the neighborhood of Belgrano... i have class monday-thursday and i normally start at 12:45 (with the exception of tuesdays 8 am class). i'm taking only three courses, they are: 1.)Argentine foreign policy 2.) history and literature 3.) study of Peron. All of which are taught in spanish, by argentine professors. The study of Peron is a class offered only to exchange students, but otherwise i'm with regular argentinian students. so far, so good, the material is interesting enough and i can understand pretty well. funny story: for my history and lit class we have a session with a TA to help us review the material and get some extra discussions in. but us exchange students cannot understand this TA. so in fact, we sit there for two hours, paying ridiculously close attention and leave the room laughing, because we don't understand squat. don't worry, we're going to talk to him about it.



di tella is one of the primer private universities in argentina. it's small, with only two buildings, but very nice. the professors are extrememly accomplished and very helpful. as far as the students go, it's been a mixed box. they are generally really kind and nice, but as far as getting to know people, i mean really know people, it's been a challenge. most of the students at di tella went to the best high schools in ba and now are going to college with their high school friends. so essentially they have their groups and are quite comfortable. and add on that they all live with their families (dorms are non-existant here in south america)... so to put it generally, the students are quite comfortable in their bubbles, in their city, with their family and friends. as you can tell from my diction, i'm not the biggest fan. it has made being here difficult, esspecially factoring language difficulties...



but on a happy note, the exchange students are really wonderful, a truly neat group of individuals. it's just tricky to hang out considering it's a big city and we're all over the place...