Well first week is done. I have successfully figured out how to use the subway system, where I can shop for food and get an actually selection (more about that later), and have started to get used to the heavy accent down here.
The subway system is actually pretty nice, just kind of dirty. There are people trying to sell you things or begging all the time, but they don't seem to bug people too much. I feel lucky that I am racially ambiguous enough to not attract much attention; I have seen a few very white couples who get a very different treatment than I do. The only time this is problematic is when they immediately assume I can speak fluent spanish, and start using local slang. Then I just can't follow; hopefully I will be able to pick up on that. I do know one thing though, if my Spanish improves as much as I hope from this experience, I will be speaking Argentinian Spanish, which sounds kind of silly to me right now.
I saw a decent amount of the city this weekend: La Plaza del Mayo, La Plaza del Congreso, and many other historic landmarks. There isn't a lot of "green" space down here, but the parks they do have are pretty nice. Lots of roads and dirty sidewalks; something to get used to.
I'm starting to get a lot of work for my internship and I think it's going to be a lot of fun. My boss is traveling right now so I haven't met her yet, but I get to meet her sometime at the end of this week or next week. She seems pretty cool, she was recently named one of the top 100 most influential tech women on twitter. Anyways, she is giving me access to a lot of networking and startup events, so I will definitely learn a ton from this experience.
That's all for now. Feel free to shoot me an email or message me if you want to hear more.
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