As I´ve come to expect, traveling anywhere is bound to bring about some unusual, and often inconvenient, experiences - it´s a journey. That being said, it can be hard to find the positive when you´re stuck on a bus 6 hours longer than expected and end up missing a pre-booked tour, which is exactly what happened to me this weekend. Despite our bus departing from Santiago an hour and a half late, we had high hopes for the ride; however, as the hours and our al...

I have now been in Buenos Aires for almost two weeks - Thankfully this program started late, giving me a little over a month and a half at home - and even though I know Chicago has had quite a few warm days since I've been gone, I can't help but miss the cold. I spent over half of 2016 in Southeast Asia, battling 90 and 100-degree weather, and I don't think I quite prepared for the heat that is Buenos Aires in the summer. Besides adjusting to constantly sweating...