#nyubuenosaires

[thisisnyu]

“What I thought would be an added stress that could take away from my time to study or explore, became a release and a way to escape the demands of my schoolwork.”

mackennaalvarez:

Volunteering Abroad: An Opportunity for Growth

As an education major and someone who is deeply passionate about serving others, volunteering was something I knew I wanted to do during my time abroad in Buenos Aires. I had worked with organizations in New York designed to address education inequality in the United States and was interested in learning more about similar organizations and movements taking place in Argentina. The staff at NYU BA was incredibly supportive and helped place me in a nearby organization dedicated to providing equal opportunities for all children. Servicio Social Agustiniano Gregorio Mendel offers several programs to children in the area, most of whom come from poorer Bolivian and Paraguayan immigrant families and lack the resources to get help with school related activities. To address this, SSA provides tutoring for children ages 7-12, after school games and other recreational activities, group reading to students, and more. I personally got the opportunity to work with children ages 2 to 4 Friday and Monday mornings and assisted them through games, storytelling, and group singing.

After the initial excitement of being hired to volunteer at SSA subsided, I began to doubt my abilities and question if I had made a mistake in volunteering. I wondered if I would be able to speak Spanish well enough to communicate with staff, if I had enough time to devote each week to this commitment, or even if it was my place to volunteer there to begin with. As a privileged American student, was it right to get involved in an organization I knew little about just for my own experience? However, upon arrival, the staff at SSA quickly quelled all of my fears and welcomed me into their organization with open arms. Playing with the toddlers there and watching them interact with one another reminded me of why I got into education in the first place and reaffirmed my passion for working with students. Observing children interact as growing human beings, whether it’s through comforting one another when one is crying, sharing toys and establishing friendships, or developing an identity that is uniquely their own, is truly a beautiful phenomenon that I was lucky enough to witness. What I thought would be an added stress that could take away from my time to study or explore, became a release and a way to escape the demands of my schoolwork. Through gaining hands-on experience with instructional practices and being forced to shed my inhibitions for the sake of being goofy, I grew not only as a future educator but as an individual personally struggling with shyness and insecurity. Those three hours I spent at SSA each morning, ones which I initially dreaded, ultimately became the thing I looked forward to the most.

Much like my decision to volunteer, my decision to become a Global Wasserman Peer was motivated by my career aspirations as much as it was by my personal desire to improve myself. Both have allowed me to grow more accepting of my flaws and become more comfortable in my own skin as I am required to take initiative and act as a leader. With each opportunity, I not only get to help students achieve their future goals but teach myself how to find strength in my vulnerability along the way.

[steinhardt-applied-psychology]

APUG Advisors will L I T E R A L L Y fly across the world to hang with their students ✈️🌎. . Amanda got to spend time with APUG majors studying at NYU-Buenos Aires this spring break 💜🇦🇷 #apugnyu #SteinhardtGlobal #NYUBuenosAires . . . [Image Description: Advisor Amanda with three APUG students in Buenos Aires, Argentina.] https://ift.tt/2Wh3lMy

[knowtheuniverse-blog]

Una Madre De La Plaza De Mayo

I went to an event called “Mujeres Que Hacen Historia” at La Biblioteca Popular José Ingenieros (which, it turns out is actually an anarchist organization--no big deal--). In attendance was Sonia Sánchez, author of “Ninguna Mujer Nace Para Puta” (No woman was born to be a prostitute) and staunch anti-sex work activist, Gabriela Mansilla, author of “Yo Nena, Yo Princesa” (I baby, I princess) and trans activist, and finally Nora Cortinas, one of the founding Madres de la Plaza De Mayo. 

The crowd erupted into applause when Nora, with her famous white headscarf with its hand stitched 1977, and a photo of her son, a desaparecido (disappeared), around her neck, walked into the room. In that moment you could feel the history in the air; it was a history I’d read about in my Gender Studies class, a history I’d seen on the tour of Buenos Aires, a history I’d told my friends about--but now it was a history that was alive. It was alive when she led the crowd in a chant, and when she praised the younger generation of activists sitting beside her. I haven’t quite grasped the enormity of what it meant to be in that room, to listen to their furtive (Spanish) words, or to buy their books. But I do know that it’s becoming a familiar feeling as I near a month in Buenos Aires--this sense of a revolution sitting in the dust, just waiting to be kicked up again. 

[zeynepyenisey]

Buen dia!

Happy Friday. It is currently 10:27am, and I am at Cafe Martinez drinking a delicious concoction of melted chocolate and coffee, and I had 2 medialunas. I had an appointment with the counselor Sarah at 9, so I thought I'd do my work bright and early after my appointment.

Warning: TMI. I found the best deodorant yesterday. It's in a massive can, and it's pretty cheap, but it smells amazing and is very effective. I'm pleased.

I also got acupuncture yesterday. Apparently I have a really unfortunate yin deficiency and my liver is not doing it's job. Come on liver. Why you gotta play me like that?!?!

I have a 4 page essay on Argentine history due in a few hours, and I only have one paragraph written. OOPS.

Chau, y'all. Hasta luego.

[hashtagnyu]

9 Global NYU Experiences that Make the World Feel a Little Smaller

We've heard it many times before: NYU is a global network. But that doesn't really mean much unless you can actually see it, so we're showcasing the best of the best from our Fall global bloggers, who've documented their experiences from global sites, portal campuses, and semester travels. We def can't wait to see what NYU students have in store this Spring!

If you love sharing photos to Instagram or writing about your experiences, consider joining them on THIS IS NYU — whether you're at your home campus or studying away this semester. It makes for the best #humblebrag ops on campus.

From Maggie in Shanghai:

Basically looks like another planet. But it's not, it's just halfway around Earth... Well, from New York, anyway.

From Max in London:

I'd enumerate my expectations for the next four months in the Land of Tea and Biscuits, but my philosophy has always been not to form expectations lest I should fail to reach them.

Dear Max: when it comes to food and drink in London, failure is not an option. #nomnomnom

From Catherine in Buenos Aires:

Whether it's a historic church, urban skyscraper, or national monument, looking up always gives us a new perspective.

From Sofia in Prague:

I want to cling to this outsider-wanting-to-explore state of mind for as long as I can.

The more we explore, the more we realize how much we still have to see.

From Charissa in London:

Shopping is totes universal... Just look at this British version of the Brooklyn Flea!

From Nat in Abu Dhabi:

Cultural appropriateness is very important to Emirati society, and I respect fellow expats who respect the cultural norms in Abu Dhabi.

Culture shock is one thing, cultural respect is another.

From Catherine in Santiago:

Where does the door go? Oh, life's endless mysteries.

From Charissa in London:

I'm glad to be in a class that's just big enough to have wide and varied opinions but small enough to have engaged discussions that are meaningful and intellectual.

A win-win indeed for Charissa (and classmates).

From Kristimari in Chongming Island:

Nope, we didn't find this in National Geographic — just another NYU student experiencing the world. NBD.

So, what are you waiting for? Click here to start sharing your stories today.

[thefivefoottraveler]

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I have arrived in Buenos Aires! 24 hours later and I’m finally unpacked and ready for this adventure!

I have arrived in Buenos Aires! 24 hours later and I’m finally unpacked and ready for this… I have arrived in Buenos Aires! 24 hours later and I’m finally unpacked and ready for this adventure!

[reelwicked]

#NYUBA #nyubuenosaires #nyu #buenosaires #argentina #southamerica #livethedream #reelwicked #internationallife

[iamajae]

It's a wrap for "Foreign Affairs". It was an amazing show. Thank you to my friends who tuned in and heard me live. I'll be posting an MP3 of the show soon. Thank you #radiocolmena for the stellar opportunity and #NYUBuenosAires, a memory of Buenos Aires that I'll never forget... #radiocolmena #ForeignAffairs #buenosaires #capitalfederal #argentina #southamerica #internationallife #livethedream #reelwicked #radio #thisisthelife #nyuba #nyu #nyubuenosaires

[emilybemelybop]

Teatro Colón

[yosoyriley]

A lovely afternoon in San Telmo, good friends and public displays of tango included

[thisisnyu]

“Living and studying in Buenos Aires this semester has ingrained in me a global awareness that I’ve always needed.”

yanqiudengatbuenosaires:

“¡Ni una menos!” “¡Nosotras paramos!”

On Wednesday March 8th, International Women’s Day, an estimated crowd of 250,000 strikers gathered in the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires. Coming from all age groups and professions, they protest femicide and the criminalization of abortion, and demand, among other rights, equal pay, a secular state, and longer parental leave. This strike, rooted in the Ni Una Menos movement in Argentina, ended up taking place across more than 50 countries, and evolved to represent a movement of all the underprivileged and oppressed people in a world plagued by racism, machismo, xenophobia, capitalism, neo-colonialism, neo-imperialism and neo-liberalism. Even though I could not participate in the strike, by reading news reports, watching videos and discussing it in class, I felt a strong sense of responsibility as a privileged student to contribute to this revolution.

Living and studying in Buenos Aires this semester has ingrained in me a global awareness that I’ve always needed. Every day, whatever I learn in class about Latin America, I end up seeing corresponding phenomena in my daily live and my travels. I come to see how the struggles of Latin America can represent the struggles of Third World countries in general, and how those issues relate to the U.S and the rest of the world. In my volunteer work with the Argentine Catholic Commission of Migration, I research on Chinese immigrant communities in Buenos Aires and figure out ways for the foundation to help the immigrants integrate better into the society. At first, the task seemed at once exciting and daunting to me. As timid as I am, I must stay out of my comfort zone, reaching out and conducting interviews all the time. Nevertheless, the passion for contributing to a good cause drives me on, and the further I go, the more rewarding my work becomes.

In the end, I believe that my experience in Buenos Aires will help me in my pursuit of a career in international public interest law. The global awareness, sense of responsibility and various skills that I am gaining here are invaluable.

[onbonosback]

Why do I fly? If I didn't fly my spirit would not soar

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[knowtheuniverse-blog]

Añoranza

Añoranza se significa: Sentimiento que causa el recuerdo de un bien perdido, nostalgia. 

In English, feelings that cause a memory of something good that is lost, nostalgia. When said out loud, it almost sounds like what it means...a longing, a need, desire. It’s the kind of word to describe how I’m feeling on the second cold, rainy day in BA. It’s the let down of knowing I can’t celebrate welcome week in NYC with my friends, of not celebrating labor day sleeping in, of missing Space Market and Bobst...of missing home. 

Of course, I shouldn’t be missing anything. Only yesterday, I visited the famous Teatro Colón and this past weekend San Isidro. I have tickets to see 2 Chellos and The Buenos Aires Philharmonic. But somehow, I still miss the familiarity of NYC (which, ironically, this time last year was a complete stranger to me). Maybe it’s the rain, but it definitely feels like añoranza. So if you’re out there in NYC, Maryland, or somewhere else (like Baba in SC) send me a little love from the states where they speak English and eat dinner at reasonable times (like come on dinner at 10pm?!)  P.S Here’s a picture of Teatro Colón looking creepily like Phantom of the Opera-

[zeynepyenisey]

I changed my homestay last night! 

I'm severely allergic to cats, and there was a cat in my first homestay. Because of that, I was constantly miserable at home and it was really starting to negatively impact my health. 

My new homestay is very nice and I am very happy! My room is really messy right now (as you can tell from the picture) but I'll clean up my stuff eventually. 

My bed smells like heaven and its full of pillows (I have a thing for pillows) so it feels like a dream bed.

p.s. I am currently eating a lollipop I bought for 2 pesos. I don't know how safe it is to eat, but it tastes nice!

Buen dia mi amigos!

[eli-gstuff-blog]

Porteños and non-porteños forever

[thefivefoottraveler]

Installment #1 – The beginning of my South American journey. Chronicling Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, and Bolivia. Thanks to those who joined me along the way!

Keep your eyes peeled for the next few videos...