Friday September 25, 2009

Our plans for next week

Hi Ibero blog buddies,

We hope you are doing well, enjoying Spring in Buenos Aires where each day is more beautiful. Hopefully you are getting out to explore the city, meeting new people, and of course, learning Spanish! We would like to let you know about the activities we have planned for next week. As you all know, our activities are free of charge and you are welcome to invite friends to come along. No need to rsvp to events, just show up!

Monday afternoon we are having our weekly conversation practice or "nuestro taller de conversación". We are meeting in a bar near the school to have an informal chat about whatever interests you. This week we are meeting at 6 pm at Estilo Bar San Telmo, a café/bar on Perú 259. Here, we are going to try Mate, a typical Argentine tea-like beverage. If you would like to come, meet us at Estilo Bar San Telmo at 6 for fun Spanish conversation with friends. ¡Nos vemos!

Tuesday morning we are going to visit the Museum Sívori, a very famous art museum in the city. It is not the largest musuem, but it is without a doubt one of the most important in the city. To the students who are interestedin art or those who want to practice their Spanish, we are going to meet at the corner of Avenida del Libertador and Avenida Sarmiento at 11 am. See you there!

Wednesday we are going to visit el Museo de Arte Popular José Hernández. This is a very special museum: the building is where they have exhibitions on popular art, from clothing to china and including religious art from the 19th century. This is a unique opportunity to get to know the culture and a little history about Argentina. The barrio where the Museum is located is in a part of the city that is really beautiful. We will meet at the school at 3 pm and entrance to the museum is free!

Thursday we will have our weekly film screening. Every week we watch an Argentine film so that we can practice hearing Spanish as well as see some excellent movies made here in Argentina. If the students need subtitles in English or Spanish we watch the movie with subtitles. This week we are going to see "No sos vos, soy yo", an entertaining comedy with many well kown actors. If you want to practice your Spanish while watching a fun movie we will see you Thursday at 2 pm at the school.

Friday afternoon we are going to a café called "Ateneo Grand Esplendid". It is actually a bookstore that used to be a theater and is now also home to a café. We will meet at 6 pm on the corner of Riobamba and Avenida Santa Fe, half a block from Ateneo. ¡Nos vemos!

Saturday afternoon, we are going to tour La Boca and the Caminito. We are going to walk around this colorful barrio in the south of the city and see the very unique houses that make up the neighborhood. We will also pass thorugh the feria and a few smaller markets that are located along the street. We will also see the famous mural of the Boca Juniors figurine, the fútbol club which originated in this barrio and along with River Plate, is the largest and most important fútbol club in Argentina. If you would like to join us, we will meet at the school at 3 pm. We will take a collectivo and return around 6 in the afternoon. You don't want to miss it!

Hopefully you can find at least one activity that sounds interesting.

We look forward to seeing you and have a great week!!!

-From the Staff at Íbero