After everyone got around we began our closing ceremony by lighting a candle that represented our bond as a group. Johan showed us a leaf and a stick and instructed us to share what one thing will “stick” with us from this trip, and what one thing we will be leaving behind. We went...
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Day 7: Wednesday, March 26, 2025 By Kieran and Jill We started off the morning with breakfast at 8 a.m. After enjoying a lovely breakfast, we did some daily morning warm-up activities made by our instructor Johan. Our first one was kind of a mind game where we talked about how one side of...
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Day 6: Tuesday, March 25, 2025 By Jason and Nolan I (Jason) woke everyone up at around 6:45 a.m. Like yesterday, breakfast was served at around 8:00 a.m. Breakfast consisted of many things, including some toasted white bread, jams, juices, water, beautifully scrambled eggs, some cereals, and a variety of fruits. Personally, I ate...
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Day 5: Monday, March 24, 2025 By Anjali and Maya Today, our group got a later start, getting out of bed a whopping two hours after our usual wake up time. We ate a leisurely breakfast of croissants made with almond flour and flax seeds along with many fruits, and some of us had...
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Day 4: Sunday, March 23, 2025 By Charlotte and Mia Today we traveled from Bariloche to El Bolsón. We started our day with an early start of breakfast at 7:15, entailing toast with a traditional Argentinian butter-like topping and raspberry jam, scrambled eggs, and a fruit assortment of bananas, pears, and apples. After breakfast,...
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Day 3: Saturday, March 22, 2025 By Aashi and Ali Today marked the end of our stay in Buenos Aires and the start of our trip down south to Patagonia! We started with an early breakfast at 7:15 a.m., consisting of apples, bananas, bread, and some sweet bread with chocolate on top. At 8:00...
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Day 2: Friday, March 21, 2025 By Ted and Jack At around 12 p.m., we arrived in Buenos Aires after a 10-hour flight from JFK Airport where some of us struggled to fall asleep and others took the opportunity to catch up on rest and get adjusted to the local time. It was 80...
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At the end of the school day we left at 4 p.m. for our adventure to Argentina! In preparation for this day, we made norms for our group including, say YES, be grateful, and be willing to take risks! Also, we discussed our itinerary, where we discovered we were doing fun activities like hiking,...
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