My first week and weekend in Tucuman went by really fast and well. I'm getting more comfortable with working at the hospital and I know more doctors and nurses. I usually work every morning by myself so when I have down time I take this chance to talk to different doctors and nurses. I learn new things about how the hospital works, practice my Spanish, and make new friends. Although sometime it's lonely working by myself this forces me to practice my Spanish mo...

Hi all, I made it through the Buenos Aires domestic airport to Tucuman! (The Tucuman airport was small but really nice. I was impressed) My first days in Tucuman have been great! My family in Tucuman is super nice and fun. We ate the traditional Tucuman dish of empanada stuff with beef and cheese. (They were both amazing but esp. the beef ones) Tucuman is known world-wide for their amazing empanadas! I have a big room all to myself and a bathroom that I share wi...

So I successfully made it to Argentina with no major flight issues. The most interesting thing about my flight to Argentina was that in Chicago when I was waiting for my flight from Chicago to Miami a random guy sitting next to me asked me if I spoke Spanish. I thought that was funny because no ever assumes I speak Spanish since I'm a white blonde girl from Iowa. I told him yes and he asked for my help translating what the announcement about our flight said. It t...