Politic-in

Today I experienced the second subway strike in my life. Never would I have thought that I would ever experience one let alone within the same year and in both hemispheres! Lesson learned: not having the subway accessable to you is a bitch- please return to operating the trains now. No, I really am simpathetic to the workers trying to get better salaries, but I hope they get them soon (aka tomorrow). The people of Buenos Aires are really involved in their government. You constantly see strikes and protests- it really doesn't faze me anymore. Last week even some of the professors at the public university didn't attend class to protest for better salaries (p.s. Thank you Prof. Nepomneschi for not informing your students you wouldn't show up for your 9 AM class- no I seriously enjoy getting up that early). La UBA is another story all on its own. There are political posters EVERY where and always at least 5 people standing by the main entrance to hand out flyers. It's really quite different from Fordham. I even wrote a paper on the relationship between students and politics in the US and BsAs for Spanish class. They're definitely more radical here. I do think it would be interesting to go back home though and see the protests against the immigration laws. What bullshit. I heard they passed the bill in the House and are waiting for the Senate. Aren't we in a war ppl?? And we're going to build more walls on the Mexican border? Yes, yes we are going to put ourselves deeper in debt. Why you ask? Because rednecks hate Mexicans, that's why. God, people are just coming here trying to find better lives for themselves and you want to punish that a crime like you do a murder? I don't understand sometimes...

Sorry for the rant ppls (and any direct comments were not actually made to the reader; they were intended for government officials most likely the President, but were written as such to give a stronger emphasis). I've decided to make this blog thing a bit more diverse, but I'm sure next week all I'll want to talk about is my trip to Mendoza. Keeping you updated.