Nathan and I have arrived in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. Our journey here was very long. First, we got on a plane in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania and flew to Toronto, Canada. Then from Toronto we flew all the way to Buenos Aires and it took 11 hours. We left Canada in a snow storm, and when we arrived in Argentina it was almost 90 degrees and sunny! That´s because here we are in the southern hemisphere and the seasons are opposite ours. If South America is in the southern hemisphere, can you guess which hemisphere North America is in?
When we got to the airport, we had to check the flight status board to see from which gate our plane left. Once inside the plane we had very little room but there were TV screens for everyone and lots of movie choices. These helped make the trip go a little faster!
Since arriving in Buenos Aires we have seen and done lots of cool things. Because this city is the capital of Argentina the president´s house is here. Maybe you can do some research and find out who the president of Argentina is. If you do, you can have your teacher post your findings on this blog. In the United States we call the president´s house The White House and here in Argentina it´s called the Casa Rosada, or Pink House. That´s because it is pink!
Nathan and I also visited the oldest cathedral in Argentina, called Iglesia San Ignacion. There are many Catholic cathedrals in the city because the dominant religion here is Catholicism.
Another very fun thing to do is watch people dance the Tango! You can often find live performances on the streets of this very beautiful and traditional dance. People in Argentina love to watch tango shows! The dancers just ask for a donation if you enjoyed their performance!
And now for a little Spanish lesson! Can you guess what the words, Supermercado, Antiguos and Modernos mean in the following pictures? I´ll give you a hint: they sound very much like their English equivalents.
That´s right! A supermercado is a supermarket where you can buy food and other goods. In the second picture, antiguos means old, or antique, and modernos means new, or modern. These are words I saw on the front of a libreria, or bookstore.Tomorrow we will take a bus for 14 hours to the city of Mendoza where our friend Agustina lives. You´ll get to meet her in the next blog entry.
Hasta Luego Amigos! Until later friends!
Sounds like you are having a great time. Thanks for sharing.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your travels with us. It will be exciting to see South America through your eyes.
Thanks for sharing your travels with us. It will be exciting to see South America through your eyes.
ReplyDeletebeth, i am still trying to figure this out. i hope i can get this to you this time.
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beth,
ReplyDeletei see that i had to select my profile as annonymous. i wanted you to know that we are studying South America this weeek and next week in social studies so I am going to have the students get on next Wed. jan 28th to read you cite and send you blogs. i hope you are having fun. we look forward to reading about your adventures.
happy travels,
pam waybright
hey beth, we are in the computer lab finally reading about your adventures in SA. the students will be sending you comments. i hope you enjoy them. have fun.
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pam waybright
hi ms. beth this is karlee and i think your adventure is really cool.i hope you are having fun.
ReplyDeleteSouth America sounds really cool. i wish i could go there. the weather must be really warm. did you have fun at the Andes Mountains? i can't wait to read more about SA. it sounds sooo interesting.
ReplyDeleteMs.Beth hi this is Isaac. WE miss you we wish you are here. When you were riding the airplane how scary was it.Isaac
ReplyDeleteMs.Beth,hi this is Devin. How was your ride to South America in a plane? I enjoyed reading your blog. It is really cool!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Beth, I'm Madison and I'm at North Fork Elementary. We just studied South America too. It sounds really interesting in the book, in in your blog it sounds even more interesting! I think I might go there someday too.
ReplyDeleteI Hope you tons of fun!
Hey Miss Beth this is Dylan how was the the trip on the airplane
ReplyDeleteHI Ms.Beth this is Phillip. It must be cool to travel to South America during this cold winter. It must be warm down there because it is summer down there right now. Wish it was like that up here instead of winter. It's warmer now but is still cool up here. I like the pictures.
ReplyDeleteHi Ms.Beth this is Michala and I had read about your adventures in SA.I had also liked your picture too.Are you come to cicleville?
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Michala
hi ms. beth this is rachel,we miss you. your adveture sounds really cool,and from the pictures it looks nice and warm(unlike here). hope you have a really good time.
ReplyDeleteHi.Ms.Beth I am in the computer lab right now witch I'm glad of because I finally get to talk to you and tell you how school is going. Well its going O.K . I read all of the fun things you get to do. I really like reading about the Andes mountian because we are studying them. Did you know that they are the largest mountians.It really sounds like fun out their. I wish I was with you.Was it fun riding in the airplane or scary? I wish I would knowen about that yellow flower sooner.The reason is because I did a research on silver. Hope you have alot more fun. Wish you were here. Talk to you later. Casey
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