Where are you from? It’s the question that everyone asks me when they meet me and it’s one of the hardest ones to answer. Usually it’s very straight forward but for some reason, Porteños don’t quite grasp the way I explain myself to them. Having to answer this question so much to the point where…
Letter to Myself
Dear Jennifer, For the past twenty years, you’ve seen travel as something far from your reach. A luxury. Something that only rich people can afford. You’ve been told not to travel. Not only by your parents, your friends, and the media but also by yourself. When you accepted your internship in Argentina you felt…
‘Uplift the South’
Subir al Sur traduce a ‘Uplift the South’ en inglés. Trabajar con esta ONG me ha enseñado el verdadero significado de ‘uplifting’ communidades desde su enfoque en la educación intercultural y la cooperación internacional hasta su solidaridad con las organizaciones locales. Yo vine a Argentina con un profundo deseo de aprender a abogar por las comunidades…
¡Gracias Red Comunidades Rurales!
Mi trabajo con Red Comunidades Rurales a llegado a su fin. Ha sido una experiencia verdaderamente maravillosa. Después de haber sido parte de varios proyectos, termine participando en el proyecto más significativo para mi. El proyecto que me devolvió a mi infancia y me ayudó a descubrir la dirección en la cual quiero llevar mi…
5 Life Lessons Argentina Taught Me
They say that going abroad changes your life. I came here awaiting some magical transformation where I’d return home a better person. I realize now being abroad doesn’t change your life per say but it definitely impacts it and maybe you don’t transform into a completely new person but you grow incredibly. I think that…
Budget Tips: $1,000 for 2 Months
By: Jennifer Moran As a financially independent college student, choosing to participate in an unpaid internship abroad was a decision that took a lot of thinking and required a lot of planning. No matter how cheap we want to be, travel requires money. Regardless of my financial situation, I strongly believe in the idea of…
Fat in Argentina
Argentina is a country of immigrants from all walks of life yet most share one similar characteristic: they’re thin. Wondering around Argentina you experience things that were obviously not made with fat people in mind. Thinner bathtubs, beds, and shorter seat belts all easily come to my mind. I believe that self-love is a life…
Working in solidarity
Subir al Sur is an NGO that recently combined with Fundación SES becoming a department under a larger NGO. Subir al Sur’s mission is to advocate for youth, promote intercultural cooperation, and work in solidarity with grassroots organizations. Subir al Sur, to me, is a beautiful organization and I am so thankful to work with…
Video: Iguazu Falls Trip!
By: Andrea Hernandez
Short Q&A w/ Jennifer Moran
What is Buenos Aires like? Though Buenos Aires is considered to be the “Paris of South America,” I find it to be very much like New York City. Maybe, that is why I didn’t have a hard time adjusting. I live in Santa Fe which is one of the main avenues in Buenos Aires. It…
Buenos Dias Buenos Aires 