Use the Resource section to find the answers to the following questions about Argentina. Include your answers in an e-mail which you are sending back to your parents, telling them you arrived without any problems at your grandmother's house in Buenos Aires.

• Argentina is located on which continent?
• Capital of Argentina?
• Neighboring countries of Argentina?
• Number of inhabitants of Argentina? Buenos Aires?
• Name the mountain range in Argentina.
• Famous Argentinean waterfalls?

In your second e-mail you will tell your friends about the amazing time your are having in Buenos Aires. Include facts such as places you have visited in Buenos Aires and still want to see.

• When was it founded?
• Where is it located?
• Recoleta cementary
• Casa Rosada
• Ferias
• La Boca
• San Telmo
• Florida Street

Two of your friends at your new school have invited you to go along with their families on two long weekend trip. You had a blast! In your third e-mail home you tell your family and friends about those two seperate trips. Include information such as:

• Where did you go?
• Did you drive, take the bus or go by plane?
• How long did it take you to get from Buenos Aires to your destination?
• What did you see? What was special?
• Why would you recommend to someone else to go and visit this place?

You have been going to your new school for almost two months now. One of your favorite teacher is Sra. Ferucci, who teaches Argentinean history and government. You really enjoy her classes and decide to share with your family interesting facts you learned about Argentinean history and their form of government. In your fourth e-mail include facts such as this:

• Form of government
• Gauchos
• Eva & Juan Perón
• Nestor Kirchner
• Malvinas
• Spaniards

In your fifth e-mail you will have created a digital photocollage from pictures you took in Buenos Aires and from your trips around Argentina.

• A text title named "Argentina through my eyes"
• Include at least 15 photos
• Must include potos from:
  • Buenos Aires
  • Gauchos
  • The two destination spots within Argentina you have visited

Your time in Argentina has come to an end. All your new friends at the school are giving you a going away party. Each of your friends has cooked an amazing traditional Argentinean dish for you at the party.

In your final e-mail home you write your family about the amazing food you have tasted in the last few months with the promise that you will prepare one dish for them once you arrive back home. The e-mail needs to include:

• Overview of Argentina's eating habits
• One selected recipe
  • Title
  • Ingredients
  • Instructions

You will also physically prepare that recipe for your family once you are back home. You will need to take pictures of you preparing the meal, the final dish and your family enjoying the food. Your family members will write a brief comment about your cooking talents and if they enjoyed the foreign dish.