Introduction

Hey guys, sorry this is late, but it is very hard to come across some reliable internet here. My name is Courtney Dunn, and I am currently studying abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina! I am from Annapolis, Maryland, which is just a small sailing town east of D.C. I am a junior in Gallatin, and am working on a concentration in film/costume design and business.  I chose to study in Buenos Aires for a number of reasons, but mainly because i wanted to explore something new (i have never been to South America before), i have heard great things about the artistic nature of the city, and i want to improve on my spanish. When i was a baby, i spoke fluent spanish before i spoke english because my parents both worked full time and i had hispanic nannies. Eventually my parents got frustrated that they could not communicate with their daughter, so they sent me to school and i lost most of my spanish. since then i have taken a lot of spanish in middle and high school, but have been unable to grasp the language like i could as a child. I hope that the immersion in Argentina will help bring it back. here in Buenos Aires i am taking Intensive Spanish for Beginners, Cinema in Latin America, Tango and Mass Culture, The Art of Travel, and Independent Photography.  For this tutorial, i plan to read "The Art of Travel," " In Patagonia," "The Motorcycle Diaries," "Kiss and Tango-Looking for Love in Buenos Aires," and "Smile While You're Lying: Confessions of a Rogue Travel Writer." Tons of interesting things have already happened here in BA, but i will save these stories for my next entry!