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Argentine Universities Program
Arrival and orientation
- Airport pick-up for group flight travelers
- 10-day on-site orientation for semester/year students: Includes transportation, accommodation, activities and most meals
- Welcome meal
Cultural events
- “El Niño Argentino”
- “Pequeñas Patriotas”
- “Método Gronholm”
- “King Lear”
- “Cita a Ciegas”
- “The Doubt”
- “Filomena Marturano”
- “La Bohemme”
- “Madame Butterfly”
- “Romeo and Juliet”
- Fuerza Bruta
- El choque urbano (percussion show)
- Football matches
- Urban biking and canoe excursion
- Tango: crash course for beginners
- Polo and horse riding demonstration class at an Estancia
Excursions
- 3-day excursion to a destination such as San Martín de los Andes or Bariloche
- 1-day trip to Colonia, Uruguay
Activities organized by program classes or concentration
- Tour of Teatro Colón (operal maintenance class)
- Visit to Museo Eva Perón (Eva Perón, mito y representaciones maintenance class)
- Visit to national Congreso and CGT (research concentration)
- Art exhibition at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (human rights concentration)
- Trip to Rosario for the Latin American Cinema Festival (cinema concentration)
Other activities
- Special occasion and special interest meals throughout the year
- Thanksgiving celebration (semester 2)
- Farewell meal
Buenos Aires Intermediate
Arrival and orientation
- Airport pick-up for group flight travelers
- Three week on-site orientation: Includes transportation, accommodation, activities, most meals and three weeks of intensive intermediate Spanish classes
- Welcome meal
Cultural events
- Fuerza Bruta
- El choque urbano (percussion show)
- Football/soccer and rugby matches
- Urban biking and canoe excursion
- Tango: crash course for beginners
- Polo and horse riding demonstration class at an Estancia
Excursions
- 3-day excursion to a destination such as San Martín de los Andes or Bariloche
- 1-day trip to Colonia, Uruguay
Other activities
- Special occasion and special interest meals throughout the semester
- Thanksgiving celebration (semester 2)
- Farewell meal
Universidad Nacional de Cuyo
Arrival and orientation
- Airport pick-up for group flight travelers
- 10-day on-site orientation: Includes transportation, accommodation, activities and most meals
- Welcome meal
- Transportation to host family at conclusion of orientation
Cultural events
- Argentine cooking class
- City of Mendoza guided tour
- Annual wine harvest festival (spring semester)
- Halloween festivities (fall semester)
Excursions
- 2-day trip to Buenos Aires: Includes sightseeing and social events
- 2-day trip to San Rafael: Includes rafting, horseback riding, trekking and hiking in the mountains
Additional events available at students’ expense
- Volunteer activity trip to Lavalle ($A100–150)
- Nightlife in Mendoza ($A20 approximately)
- Art in Mendoza ($A5–10)
- History of Mendoza ($A2)
Other activities
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