Argentinian sweets are a staple in South America and one of the highlights of every meal. As I have previously written, I love Bon o bons, but there were plenty more Argentinian sweets that I tried during my yearlong AFS student exchange. My favourite desserts contained chocolate, dulce de leche, or, to my surprise, quince jam. Dulce de […]
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Sarah’s Sunday Snapshots – Parque das Aves in Brazil
The Parque das Aves or Bird Park, not far from the Brazilian border and the Iguazu Falls, is the largest bird park in South America. Full of incredible birds, butterflies, and plant life, Parque das Aves was the next stop on my AFS student exchange trip after Iguazu. Though we visited on a relatively rainy day, there were […]
Sarah’s Snapshots – Iguazu Falls in Argentina and Brazil
Iguazu Falls are a group of absolutely stunning waterfalls situated at the border between Brazil and Argentina. During my international student exchange to Argentina, I went on a trip with the program to Iguazu Falls. We got to go to both sides, and while it rained the entire time the views were still incredible. We […]
Sarah’s Snapshots – Buenos Aires in Argentina
Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, is a bustling city with new, interesting things to do at every turn. It has about 3 million people, while the province contains over 60% of Argentina’s population. I was able to visit Buenos Aires for a few days as part of a trip for my AFS student exchange, and it […]
Sarah’s Snapshots – The School Spring Party
The start of spring in Argentina is often marked with a celebration, as well as Día del Estudiante or National Student Day. At my school, we celebrated with a small spring party with costumes. Unlike New Zealand, in Argentinian school everyone stays in the same class and have the same classmates and classroom throughout the […]
Sarah’s Snapshots: The Santa Fe Riverside
Santa Fe City is situated between two rivers, one being a branch of the most important river in Argentina called Río Parana. The river actually comes all the way down from Brazil and Paraguay (under a few different names) and empties out into the Atlantic Ocean. The Santa Fe riverside (or as they say in […]
Sarah’s Snapshots – Soy Bean Farm in Rosario Argentina
Recently, while visiting another exchange student in Rosario City, I was taken to see her host family’s soy bean farm outside of the city. We got to see one of the fields, or el campo in Spanish, where the beans were in the process of being harvested. After they are harvested, they are exported to […]
Sarah’s Snapshots – Traditional Argentinian Food
A large aspect of Argentinian culture revolves around food. Typically family or friend gatherings revolve around a meal, and I have yet to go to an event without at least biscuits or mate (mah-te) being there. In fact, there are so many different types of Argentinian food that I can’t write about it all in […]
Sarah’s Snapshots – La Redonda in Santa Fe Argentina
My host sister here in Argentina works at a local community centre that I’ve visited multiple times. An old converted train station, La Redonda is now an art and public centre that’s open on the weekends and during holidays. It’s great for kids, with plenty of arts and crafts activities located along the walls, and also […]
Sarah’s Snapshots – My School in Argentina
I was homeschooled in New Zealand, so going to school is a new concept for me. School in Argentina occurs in two segments – in the morning, or in the afternoon. Some students have to go to both segments, but this doesn’t occur in my school. For my school, the students in 3rd, 4th, and […]
Sarah’s Snapshots: Argentinian Life
I’ve been here in Argentina on my AFS student exchange for about 2 and a half months now, and life is starting to settle down. Argentinian life is more relaxed than New Zealand, and food is very important. A common drink here is mate (pronounced maht-tae), which is hot water poured into a cup full […]
Sarah’s Snapshots: Rosario City in Argentina
In the Santa Fe province where I live there is a city called Rosario, which I visited with my host family on Easter weekend for a family gathering. The first day we went to a quinta, a small house in a more rural area. They’re quite common throughout Argentina to rent for a day or […]
Sarah’s Snapshots: Asado in Argentina
An asado is a traditional-style Argentinian barbecue, and a common occurrence in Argentina homes. There is always an assigned cooker, or Asador (Asadora if she’s a woman), and the meat (ranging from pork still on the bone to blood sausage) is cooked on metal grille over a fire. I’ve been at two so far, and […]
Sarah’s Snapshots: Argentina Adventure Begins
It’s been a week since I’ve arrived in Argentina, and in that time I’ve eaten 10 Bon o Bons. They’re definitely my new favourite food. Bon o Bon is an Argentinian sweet, with a chocolate-coated outside and a filling that reminds me of cream or peanut butter. I would show a photo of what they […]
Sarah’s Sunday Snapshots #40 – New Zealand photos
These are some of my favourite New Zealand photos I never shared. I thought it would be nice to have a mixture of general random photos from the past few years as my last New Zealand photos post, since I’m leaving for a year in 4 days (4 days!). When I’m in Argentina on my […]
Sarah’s Sunday Snapshots – Te Muri Camp New Zealand
Last weekend I went on a camp with friends at the Te Muri campgrounds in Mahurangi West regional park, about an hour and a half north of Auckland City. Summer here has been glorious and hot, and we enjoyed the cloudless days with plenty of swimming and walking. I also went to Mahurangi West regional park last […]
Sarah’s Sunday Snapshots #38 – 2015 Photo Highlights
Wow, it’s 2016 already! Time feels like it just flew by last year. Although this is technically my first post of the new year, here are my (Sarah’s) 2015 photo highlights, the majority are from New Zealand (links to each article the photo can originally be found on are in the descriptions): Lips of Temptation […]
Kapiti Coast Textures in New Zealand – Sarah’s Snapshots
Last weekend I was on an AFS camp on the Kapiti Coast (New Zealand) north of Wellington and, naturally, I brought my camera along. With only carry-on for the flight (limiting my weight to 7kg), I brought my new lightweight 24mm lens for the weekend. Following the theme of several previous posts, I decided to take […]
Sarah’s Sunday Snapshots #36 – Sydney Textures
Last weekend we decided to hop the ditch and take a weekend over in Sydney, Australia. One of the first things we did was to buy a few new camera lenses, and I had plenty of fun over the weekend trying out my new wide-angle lens (Canon 24mm) on some of the Sydney textures we saw. […]
Sarah’s Sunday Snapshots #35 – Armageddon Expo
One of New Zealand’s largest annual pop culture events, Auckland’s Armageddon Expo occurred this October and drew more than 65,000 people over the four days it ran. Taking place at ASB Showgrounds, it holds everything from gaming to costumes in several large halls and in the outside area. What is just as impressive as all of […]
Sarah’s Sunday Snapshots #34 – Night Sky
We live in a neighbourhood without a lot of artificial light, and on clear nights we can very clearly see the night sky above us. Astronomy has always interested me, and I love photos of the stars and the moon. I’ve taken quite a few photos of the night sky over the past year or […]
Sarah’s Exciting News: Argentina and Sarah Albom Photography
I have some exciting news to share this week – I have been accepted into the AFS student exchange program! I will be going to Argentina for the 2016 year (I won’t know exactly where until I am picked by a host family). I’m very excited, but it still doesn’t feel real yet. Nervousness will come […]
Sarah’s Sunday Snapshots #33 – New Zealand Undergrowth
New Zealand is well known for being a lush, green country, with plenty of interesting endemic flora and gorgeous forests. I’ve been on a few photo shoots over the last several weeks (mainly to Shakespear Park) and I’ve been trying to take photos of some of the undergrowth I’ve found. My favourites are below: Shakespear Park […]
Sarah’s Sunday Snapshots #32 – Shakespear Textures
Across the bay from us is Shakespear Park, and my mum and I often go there to take photos. Because I really enjoy taking close up photos, I thought today I would post a few shots of my Shakespear textures and close ups. I took these photos with a Canon 70D, which I am quite enjoying […]
Sarah’s Sunday Snapshots #31 – Sunrise Silhouettes
Last week I captured some photos of sunrise silhouettes on the early ferry mum and I took into Auckland. The sun kept peeking out from behind the clouds and it was really pretty. Here are my favourite sunrise silhouettes from then: What are your favourite photos of sunrise silhouettes (or any kind of silhouette)? This post […]
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