A presentation of my trip to Argentina

2. Time to drive in our propane fueled car the 200 km to Villa Allende.

3. Anahi Segura welcomes us to Cordoba.

4. Time to meet the family and…

5. …have a bite to eat!

11. Erica’s and Anahi’s families visit for a relaxing BBQ on the weekend.

18. Back to school! Anahi teaches at two schools

19. More presentations

20. Can you find the Greenville tee shirt? How about the GHS yearbook?

22. Time out for a peak at my lovely hotel

31. Time for classes at Instituto Paula Albarracin de Sarmiento (“Paula”) – Anahi’s other school.

42. A presentation for student teachers at Zorrila de San Martin on the American school system and the process of college application. College is free in Argentina.

44. A day trip into the country

46. Estancia Santa Catalina (1622)

49. Estancia De Caroya (1616)

53. Around town in Villa Allende

54. Back to school. This time it’s the Instituto Secundario The New Millenium

55. Like its name, this school has a slick, modern feel.

56. Back at “Paula”, it’s time for a last round of classes and good-byes.

57. Before we leave, how about a little dancing?

58. Name this dance!

61. An exchange of gifts

64. Villa Maria A charming town of about 80,000 people in the Pampas.

70. Erica teaches at four schools

71. Escuela Bellagano combines elementary and secondary schools.

73. Most schools are a combination of public and private. The state pays teacher salaries and the tuition maintains the facility and provides supplies.

74. Presentations

75. Time for friendly hugs and snapshots

76. Principal and Vice Principal (Don’t know why he’s smiling; he earns $9,000.00 a year.)

78. Time to meet the family…

79. …and have a bite to eat.

81. If you spot a vegetable in this presentation – you win!

82. Look at that beautiful smile! It’s almost 11pm; we’ve just finished dinner after a long day of teaching, and Erica looks fresh as a daisy. (The red eyes are the fault of the photographer.)

87. Escuela Secundario de Leche A school dedicated to milk production.

88. Spotless laboratories Micro/Macro bacteriology Pharmaceutical and Water Testing

89. Dairy Products Dulce Leche (caramel)-Cream-Milk-Butter-Yogurt-Ice Cream-Cheese

90. The Bakery

95. Classroom friends

96. Teenagers The same everywhere

97. A little matte break

99. Picnic in the park with the fam

101. A memorial for the “disappeared”

103. Workshop Seminar for Teachers of Writing at Escuela Normal Victor Mercante

104. Students are prepared to take notes on a lecture…

105. … Instead, they are assigned a collaborative writing task in small groups.

108. The seminar appears well received.

109. Time for a little shopping with new friends.

113. A teacher’s lounge is universal…

114. … as are the friendships made at work.

115. A poor, rural school is kept alive by the efforts of a foundation.

121. These “ladies who lunch” are retired teachers and the Fundacion Cultural Dr. Antonio Sobral. They support the rural school.

122. Museum visit courtesy of the foundation.

123. Argentinian dogs – the most intelligent in the world.

124. It is time to say good-bye to the students of Villa Maria

125. This is harder than I expected!

128. The gift of a dance performance

131. Adios, Villa Maria!

132. Ciao!