October 30th 2009

Hola Íbero blog followers,

How is everyone enjoying this week? Hopefully you are having a great time exploring new places, getting to know new people and of course learning more Spanish. This week we are taking a break from our activities, we have some suggestions below for you to check out on your own and will be back in action next week!

Tuesday we will have our weekly screening of an Argentine movie. This week we are going to watch a very famous film called "Nueve reinas". This is a thriller filmed about 8 years ago in Buenos Aires. Besides watching an entertaining movie, this is great practice for adjusting to hearing Spanish spoken at a normal speed along with learning colloquial words and phrases. If you would like to join us, meet Tuesday at 2 pm in Aula Cine.

Wednesday night, you can check out a Tango class in Palermo. La Viruta, is a well known place where many young people, porteños, and lovers of tango go for clases and to practice during the milonga. Every day, there are classes for all types of dance from tango to rock and salsa. You can pay and take all the clases offered that day or just stay for one class. The class starts at 10 pm and entrance is just 16 pesos.

If you haven't been yet you can check out the famous Café Tortoni, the most classic café in Buenos Aires. The café opened in 1858 and even today maintains its large salon and historic style. Many Argentine intellectuals like Jorge Luis Borges and Alfonsina Storni frequented Tortoni and the café has a small museum that includes pictures from over the years. The Cafe is located on Av. de Mayo 825.

A very interesting museum to see is the Museum Xul Solar. This famous Argentine artist lived during the first half of the 20th century and died in his 60's. Xul Solar was a vanguardist painter with a very unique style. Although the museum is not huge, it is a must see for anyone interested in modern art. The Museum is located at Laprida 1212.

Finally, The Feria de Recoleta is one of the largest and most interesting that takes place in Buenos Aires and is a great way to spend an afternoon. This feria has a style some would call hippie, because many of the artisans are less traditional than those you find in San Telmo, for example. Besides seeing the Feria, you should visit Recoleta Cemetery and the Centro Cultural Recoleta (which has very neat art exhibitions and performances) that are both close by.



Hope you have a great week and look for our activities next week!

-Un saludo grande from the Staff at Íbero