Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Fulbright Administrator Exchange to Argentina - the Journey

I left Chicago on Saturday, July 25th, at 2:00 P.M. Maria H. gave me a ride to O'Hare. I flew to Miami and from there I got a connecting flight to Buenos Aires. I arrived in Buenos Aires without difficulty. I slept well for about 4 or 5 hours on the plane. At the airport there was a little confusion. I was under the impression I would be picked up at the airport. When I got there no one was there. I waited for an hour and decided no one was coming. I then realized I didn't have the name of the hotel with me. No problem, I will look it up in my emails from Fulbright. I went to a Telecommunication Center in the airport. I could sign in to my personal account but not into my school account where I have the Fulbright information. I called my counterpart, Marcela, to see if she knew anything. She did not but was going to try to call people. She had the same problem I did. She only had office numbers of the Fulbright staff and the offices were all closed. What to do! I went back into the internet and played around finding a way to sneak into my CPS account through a "back door". I found the name of the hotel and took a remis (limo) into the city. I checked into the hotel and took a shower before meeting with the group at 1:00 PM.

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