Nam's Academic Semester Experience in Buenos Aires

Hi, my name is Nam. I'm from Vietnam, and I'm currently studying in the US at Bennington College. I'm taking a semester abroad in Argentina, here in Buenos Aires. I found Mente Argentina on the internet, and it has been four months of studying, living, and experiencing something completely different. After four months, I think I've learned a lot, not only about Argentina but also about Latin America in general. The most important thing is that I can really think about who I am, about my country, and about what I want to do in the future. That's something I value a lot. Buenos Aires is a very diverse city, and it's really fun. It has a lot of different things, sometimes things that are a little contradictory. For example, the media and political scene is a little polemic. If you want to read the news, you read Página/12, but you also read Clarín, to have a more balanced perspective. After four months, my Spanish really improved. I made a lot of friends from all over the world, from Europe, especially from Colombia and Mexico, and that's how I learned more about their culture. What I really want to do now, moving forward, is to finish my last year in college in the US and then start my master's afterwards. But I definitely want to come back to Latin America and see how my perspective will change afterward.