Aside from attempting to learn Spanish in every way possible, I essentially have two main responsibilities to fulfill while I'm here:
1.) Attend weekly Spanish classes
The first two weeks I had intensive classes where I refreshed my grammatical, listening, and writing skills. For the remainder of the program, I have bi-weekly journalism Spanish classes, in addition to a weekly journalism seminar that focuses on various aspects of Argentina (history, politics, economy, culture, etc.).
2.) Complete an internship
This fall, I'm working for a bilingual online newspaper called Momento 24. Each day, I research, write, and translate short articles on international and Argentinean news. Since the paper is bilingual, I first write my articles in English and then translate them into Spanish. There are a few pretty cool guys at work who help me translate my articles... at first translating was damn near impossible, but after a couple of weeks working there, it's already gotten easier. I publish about one, sometimes two, articles per day. Although translating is tedious, the job is truly a great way for me to practice not only speaking, but also writing in Spanish. Check out one of my articles! Click here (for English) and here (for Spanish).
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