Casi's University Spanish Experience in Buenos Aires

I'm Casey Johnson. I'm 21. I go to school in North Carolina, and I have two majors, one in Spanish and one in psychology. I came to Argentina because I felt that, if you are used to having a Spanish degree, you still can't really speak Spanish. That is kind of the reason I was here, studying Spanish. I like the fact that every week we had something to do. We had a pub crawl the first week I got here, for the 4th of July. We got to go to El Tigre, we got to go to Luján, we got to go to La Boca. There was something to do every weekend. I did a lot of mixers and a lot of meeting people. I did a tour that had a whole bunch of information about a lot of political figures here, especially Eva Perón. She is really famous, and a lot of people love her, and she is very significant to a lot of the laws that were set in place for workers and for those who don't earn much money. That is what I really liked about the program. There was always something to do. My favorite activity was the zoo, because I have actually never pet a lion before, or any of the wild animals. There is nothing like that in the States, and I don't think there ever will be, so that was definitely my favorite. My advice is that it is all about what you make it. If you network properly, if you meet the right people, then you will definitely have a great time here. I know my Spanish is definitely better since I have been here, because I have met so many people. They are also helpful, and a lot of times, even though some of them may know English, they will only speak to me in Spanish to help me out. It all depends on how you network. You have to put yourself out there. You have to go to some of the events in order to meet the right people, and of course you will be able to get a lot of information about Buenos Aires. It was a really good two months of my life. I really enjoyed it, and I don't regret anything that happened. It was a really good experience. If you want to experience Buenos Aires in the heat, during the summer, come in September, October, November, December. That is kind of their summer. I was here in what was the United States summer, and that is actually winter here. If you want to come on a vacation with a lot of heat, come during the latter part of the year. I did know when I was coming that it was winter, but it didn't really click until I got here. I knew, but I thought it was not going to be that bad. I thought it was probably going to be like 70 degrees, 65 degrees, which is really nice weather in the United States. It wasn't that at all. It is not harsh, but it is definitely not something to play around with. I did get a cold a couple of times. They do have some really good ski resorts, really, really good. That is one activity I didn't get to do, but it is always open. I didn't really travel. A lot of people told me to go to Iguazú. I didn't get to do that this time. I was more focused on improving my speaking, so I spent a lot of time with people and with the opportunities here. That is what I spent most of my time doing. Next time, because I am definitely coming back, I want to go to Uruguay and Brazil.