Countries 3 & 4: My Brief Detour to Argentina & Uruguay
Hopping a bit out of order here, but figured I should tell the most recent stuff while its still fresh in my mind ... that and I didn't take daily notes while I was in Argentina, so I'll forget the detail if I don't put pen to paper on it soon. On December 11th, I flew down to Argentina with a group of 10 other staff members from the camp I worked at this summer. Zarate We spent the first 4-5 days in a city called Zarate (also known as the Tango City), which is about 2 hours up river (northwest) from the burgeoning metropolis of Buenos Aires. A few years ago, Zarate undertook a massive project to convert the abandoned industry buildings and dump on the bank of the Parana River into a beautiful riverfront park. An ode to Argentine Great, Manu Ginobili, in the riverfront park In Zarate, we worked stayed with the Missionaries of Charity (Mother Theresa's order) at a house they run for old men with nowhere else to go. We did a lot of dishwashing, laundry, mopping, card p...