http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Scott+Ferree Travel Scott Ferree Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=87420&ca=Travel When Buenos Aires was still just a small cluster of buildings on the Rio de la Plata, a group of Franciscan monks, known as the Padres Recoletos, established a chapel and retreat in an area of the countryside north of the city. The Recoleta sanctuary marked the high ground of the Río de la Plata val... Education Scott Ferree Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=86066&ca=Education One of the most frustrating things about learning Spanish is that, somewhere along the line, students realize that the Spanish they hear spoken by native speakers may or may not be the same Spanish that they had been taught at their university or high school. Say, for example, it’s your first time t... Education Scott Ferree Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=86068&ca=Education First, I’d like to clear up a common misconception: “Castellano” and “español” are two words for the same thing – and both words mean Spanish. If someone asks you, “¿Hablás castellano?” they want to know if you speak Spanish, not if you speak “Argentine.” I only point this out because many students... Travel Scott Ferree Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=86078&ca=Travel Cross the street and everything changes. Buenos Aires, more than most cities of a comparable size, gives you the feeling of a patchwork quilt city – a city which is defined by its neighborhoods (barrios). If you ask a porteño, one of Buenos Aires residents, where he’s from, he won’t say Buenos Aires...