Argentina – Buenos Aires International Study Tour Recap

Our travels on the second official leg of the trip brought us from Sao Paulo to Buenos Aires, also known as the “Paris of South America.” The culture and architecture of the city buildings has a distinctly European feel to it. There were a lot of nice shopping malls around, where a lot of us bought fine leather goods and clothes. There were a lot of suits purchased in BA.

Pictures of the city in Buenos Aires:


Nice shopping mall in BA - we could pretty much buy most anything you can get in the US. I think I turned metro for a few hours...:


In addition, the weather was very humid, as it had been raining for about two weeks prior. That didn’t stop Bolaji, Azar and I from attempting to go golfing on a free afternoon after visiting Turner Broadcasting in the morning. It was a swampland, however, as the only golf course in Bs As didn’t have a very good drainage system.

Attempting to golf in Buenos Aires:


Company visits included: Google, Turner Broadcasting Systems, General Electric, Boston Consulting Group, and a discussion with Domingo Cavallo, the former Argentine Minister of Finance that was responsible for pegging the Argentine Peso to the US dollar during the first Argentine currency crisis in 1991.

Ron and Sean at Turner:


Picture of Ale and Domingo Cavallo:


Maybe it was just me because I finally was feeling better health-wise, but I much preferred Buenos Aires over Sao Paulo. Or maybe it was staying in the Four Seasons Hotel, which was as great as they are all over the world. The five star hotel definitely was nice. Like Paris I found that it was very much appreciated when I used my limited Spanish speaking skills. After just a few words, most people were more than happy to be helpful. Many people spoke pretty good English, as it is taught early on in the schools.

Argentina is a town that never sleeps, and many restaurants and bars are open very very late. The first night, we didn’t finish dinner until 2am. And one club we went to called Asia de Cuba did not even open until 1:30am!

The last night, we had a big party for the everyone and their guests. The banquet was huge and it was really great! Afterwards, there were a bunch of WEMBA students that refined their late night dancing and partying skills in Argentina after sharpening them up in Brazil. Let’s just say that there was a lot of Malbec, scotch, and Cuban cigars consumed there.

The big dinner on the last night in BA: