I’m a 26 years old computer-science student from the Netherlands with obviously a great interest for the Latin American continent and culture, especially Argentina.

I came into contact with Latin America when during the holidays in 1998 I met a girl from Argentina. At that moment the Spanish language sounded like Chinese to me and Argentina was a country I didn’t know anything about, except that it is the country of Diego Maradona.

One year later I visited Argentina for the first time and I was able to speak a little Spanish. What struck me the most was Buenos Aires’ resemblance with western European cities. When you exit the city the resemblance stopped.

Now, five years later I have visited Argentina three times with a total stay of five months. Through my visits to Argentina, study and living in Madrid for halve a year; I can safely say that I am fluent in Spanish now. I’ve different parts of the country but for me there is still a lot to explore. I’ve scheduled my next trip for December till March as a grand finale for my student life. My good friend Sanne will be joining me for the second time to Argentina.