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Day 14- Farewell Argentina Tour!

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Hello to everyone who has kept up with our tour and supported us along the way! You may have noticed that your “choraliers” are back at home in the United States! When I sat down (sick and jet lagged, as I imagine everyone is) to construct my blog post I was initially disappointed that I would only get to report on our fourteen hours of flying and the hour long (only mildly uncomfortable) uber that I took home… BUT then I realized that I had actually been granted the unique opportunity to reflect on this tour as a whole and report back to y’all my favorite experiences! 


Argentina Tour Highlights: (as told by Ava Marie Pack :)

  • Coffee/Café

I am a certified coffee enthusiast and I would be remiss if I didn’t report on the amazing coffee in Buenos Aires and San Juan. I was particularly fond of Café con dulce de lèche (yet another aspect of Argentina that will be sincerely missed).


  


  • The Subte!

The Buenos Aires underground metro system was a godsend in navigating the city and exploring nearby towns!


 


  • Barrio Chino (China Town)

I was lucky enough to spend a few hours in Barrio Chino, a neighborhood in Buenos Aires, and I had one of the best meals of the entire trip there! (I will not be attaching a photo of the meal because I ate it so quickly that I hadn’t even considered to stop and snap a pic) But TRUST, it was the best noodle dish I have ever had.




SPEED RUN HIGHLIGHTS: Cementerio de la Recoleta, Teatro de Colón, Catedral de La Plata


 


Everywhere we went was so overwhelmingly beautiful and caked in historical significance. The awe I felt exploring these places will continue to live in my mind for as long as I live. But the real jewel of this tour, what will continue to live in my heart for as long as I live, is the unfaltering kindness of the people we met along the way. Music truly transcends all earthly defining qualities of man: language, nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, etc. And to be able to create such beautiful music with such a wide array of people was the biggest gift this tour has given me!


Special thanks to: Chowie from Tous Ensemble, Isabella from Conservatorio de Música de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Etelinda, and all of the kind singers from Bloesem Ensamble Vocal, Coro Municipal De Jóvenes De Córdoba, and all of the participating choirs!



Farewell Argentina! You will be missed! 🇦🇷✨



















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