Lonely Planet's Guide to Buenos Aires

Lonely GuideI already finished my last two books that were travel memoirs of 2 journeys throughout Argentina and Latin America, so I decided to open the free travel book that NYU gave us as a supplement to being accepted to study abroad. The book they gave us, a Lonely Planet's Guide to Buenos Aires, is pretty short and sweet. Hopefully the writers actually wrote this one. There's not much in the book that's particularly mind blowing, but I do love the little stories of Argentine expats and how they view Buenos Aires from the perspective of someone born and raised there. It's nice to hear advice from travelers to Argentine, but it's also great to hear where Argentine people like to go and what they do with their spare time. With questions like, "what's the first thing you do when you get home?" and "where's the best place to go to just write?" these are things that are relatable to everyone and things that can be appreciated by everyone.

There's a breakdown of barrios and where to eat, shop and go out at night that's really helpful and I wish I knew where I'd be living with my homestay family so that I can have a better idea where everything is in relation to my new home. One of things that I can't wait to explore is the art scene in BA. One of the expats writes that though the scene is lively with its abundance of artists, it's not supported much. After reading up on the art culture in Buenos Aires, I've been inspired and I'd love to do an independent study on political movements that have shown argentina in a space that had been turbulent. I wish this guide book showed more pictures because I'm a very visual person, but it's free so I guess I shouldn't complain. NYU is giving all Buenos Aires students books to read up on Argentine culture that we have to pick up from Bobst that I wish that they would have given us before finals came to murder us all. But it'll definitely give me something to do since we don't leave for Argentina until February which makes me anxious just thinking about it.