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 China and sold there. It had been raining a lot the past few weeks so the harvest was a bit late because the harvesting machine won’t work properly if el campo is wet and muddy.
Update on my AFS student exchange: I am at 5 1/2 months in Argentina, just over halfway. I’ve been loving it here, from my wonderful host family to my new friends to the delicious food that’s making my jeans uncomfortably tight. I’m very happy with where my Spanish is at right now. I hope it’ll get a whole lot better in the next few months, but at the moment I am able to carry on conversations with ease and think in Spanglish. I’ve even begun to have dreams in Spanish! I won’t lie though, they normally involve food. While here I’ve learnt some new activities, such as knitting and Tae Kwando.
Have you visited el campo, or a soy bean farm, before?
Barbara Radisavljevic
I’ve never been to a soybean farm, but I have seen a farmer harvest wheat near my home. Glad you’re having a wonderful time. Hard to believe you’ve been there for so long. It seems like you just left.
Lisa
The fact that you can think, and dream, in Spanish… it took me five years living in Germany to do that. Well done. You are doing great!!
I have never seen a soy farm, this post was terrific and interesting.
Lisa @ LTTL
indah savitri
Another exciting adventure indeed. Great photos, Sarah 🙂
Lady Fi
What pretty shots.
Lexa Cain
I’ve never seen a soy bean field before. Cool! I’m not much for gardening, but I could really get behind having a few nut trees. I love walnuts, pecans, Brazil nuts, and almonds. Oh, and cashews. And … well, pretty much all nuts! LOL
Margaret Birding For Pleasure
A lot of great work is going on on that farm. great to have a tree on the farm that is still fruitful after 100 years.
Marcelle Simone Heller
The Spanish will come – now worry. It’s the best way to learn the language in the country. My daughters both were in South America to learn Spanish and it had a big impact on their choice of later studies. Enjoy your time. #wkendtravelinspiration
Amy
nope never been to that type of farm before but my mum’s grandfather came from Rosario, good to see these photos 🙂
Melinda
Great pictures! I never realized that soy beans were farmed in Argentina–you learn something new every day!
Pat
Sarah it was interesting for me to see a soybean farm as I never saw one. How exciting to be living in Argentina and learning Spainish by immersion into the daily life there!
Comedy Plus
How fun and going to see a farm is always fun. You learn how they work and what all that work ends up being to so many other people.
Great photographs.
Have a fabulous day. ☺
Alex J. Cavanaugh
Soy beans are grown here but I’ve never seen them harvested.
I wonder what killed that cow?
Hilary
Hi Sarah – what great opportunities you’re having … I never been to South America or for that matter seen soya growing … corn: yes. Fantastic time and you are learning so much – excellent your Spanish is coming along so well … enjoy – cheers Hilary
Lyn aka The Travelling Lindfields
I remember see soy beans growing in Uruguay when we were staying on an Estancia there. I think soy bean might be taking over the world – lol.
Rhonda Albom
Wow Sarah, another exciting new experience. Your photos are wonderful. How cool to go to this soy bean farm, although the bones are a bit creepy. I am so proud of you.