Day#1 - July 26

I met with the group in the lobby of the hotel. Carina, from the Fulbright office was there to welcome us. She went over the first days of the agentda with us and then introduced us to our tour guide, Monica. Monica led us to a tour van that took us around the city to see some the historical sites, places I had seen before. It was interesting to see the sites with Monica's commentaries as her political perspective was different from anyone else's I had ever spoken with. After visiting the Cemetery of the Recoleta, Monica left us. We walked to a restaurant for dinner. The restaurant was right around the corner from the apartment where I had stayed with my cousin Lois. The hotel was only 5 or 6 blocks from the restaurant. After eating we walked back to the hotel and I collapsed in bed, tired after a long journey.

The group I am with is very diverse professionally. I think we will learn from each other as well as from our counterparts.
1. Hector - a high school principal from NYC. His school is a small options-type school
2. Diane - a superintendent of a small district in upstate NY.
3. Joyce - a high school Spanish teacher in Connecticut.
4. Barbara - a high school Spanish teacher in the Seattle area.
5. Elizabeth - a high school Spanish teacher also from the Seattle area.
6. John - a high school teacher from Hector's school in NYC.
I am the only elementary school person in the group.