Mar del Plata

So life kind of got in the way of me blogging about my amazing trip to Argentina. I feel like I am constantly going to have to do catch-up in order to keep up with my life.

The next few days of our trip are spent in the beautiful beach town of Mar del Plata. Annalisa, a former Converse graduate student, who accompanied us on the trip actually lived in Mar del Plata as a young girl.

Mar del Plata, has almost a Myrtle Beach vibe but more beautiful. I guess that is why Myrtle Beach has the nickname "Dirty Myrtle" and Mar del Plata does not. Most of the sixth day of the trip was spent on a bus as Mar del Plata was over 8 hours away from the estancia. It was the equivalent of driving from Pawleys Island, South Carolina, to Waldorf, Maryland. Which I can tell you is not a drive that I love to do.

Probably my favorite memory of Mar del Plata was being able to watch the local orchestra rehearse. As a music major and someone who had come to Argentina studying the music of that culture, it was amazing to witness professional musicians creating and performing masterful pieces. Though they were playing the traditional classical music like Mozart and Brahms, the idea that music of this nature transcends all cultural boundaries is breathing taking to witness.