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30 Thoughts I’ve Had While Studying Abroad in Buenos Aires

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Skidmore chapter.

 

  1. I’ve gone a full 12 hours without hearing a word in English.. I think that’s a record

  2. no rain in the forecast?! boo-ya

  3. …shouldn’t have trusted the forecast #soaked

  4. blood sugar crash — thank god for fresh pressed oj on every corner

  5. I think i’m probably fluent in Spanish!

  6. I literally cannot speak a lick of Spanish

  7. was that rain water that I just stepped in or dog pee.. oh well

  8. I’ll never walk around the city with my headphones in! that’s wayyyy too dangerous

  9. how did I ever walk around this city without listening to My Favorite Murder

  10. will this Collectivo (bus) ever arrive??

  11. do I wait and buy 3 avocados for 25 pesos ($1.45) or buy 3 bigger ones for 30 pesos?

  12. is that man homeless or a model?

  13. is peronism good or bad?

  14. fml I just walked 30 minutes in the wrong direction

  15. did my friend die last night or is she just late for brunch? #nodataorwifiprobs

  16. why do Argentines eat so lateeeee im so hungryyyy

  17. I am going to go out tonight

  18. *passes out before the boliches (clubs) open at 2 am* well maybe tomorrow night

  19. is the waiter laughing at me because I’m cute or because my Spanish sucks

  20. how many missed classes is too many missed classes?

  21. will this 18 hour bus ride to the wine country actually feel like 18 hours?

  22. *16 hours of sleep later* guess not

  23. bienvenida primavera! estoy lista para buenas temperaturas! (welcome spring! i am ready for good temperatures!)

  24. WHY WON’T IT STOP RAINING?!

  25. It’s just a fact — Argentine kids are the cutest kids in the world

  26. should I get my nose pierced?

  27. should I get a tattoo?

  28. should I dye my hair?

  29. I am soooo ready to be home

  30. I am going to miss this country sooooo much

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Emma Bernstein

Skidmore '19

Senior polisci major with a passion for matcha, Cristiano Ronaldo, late-night political comedy, and bucket hats.