Tuesday by Will

     Today we started off with a tour of Colegio del Salvador. After that we had a class on the Mate and the history and traditions behind it, and most importantly, how to properly prepare it. We also learned about the similarities and differences in the Argentinian education system and the United Sates. After that we went to our host brothers english class. In my class we filmed a TikTok about the passive voice. After that we had lunch at the school, which was very good. Finally, we went to an english class in the 7th grade. There we taught each other slang words from our respective languages, which was really fun, and helped them prepare for their english speaking exam. After school, we played soccer for a little while our host brothers finished studying. And most importantly, after school we went to the Argentine national soccer team world cup qualifier against Colombia. This was a close game that ended in a 1-1 tie and showed me the fútbol culture in Argentina and how it is completely different than soccer culture in the US.











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