Submitted by Mariapia Scotto Di Carlo on the 2020 winter session study abroad program in Argentina sponsored by the Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures…
A place that we went to on my study abroad program that by far stood out to me was La Boca in Argentina. It’s been one of my favorite places! La Boca is a place filled with super colorful houses. This place meant a lot to me because I am Italian and one of my favorite places in Italy is La Corricella in Procida, which is famous for being an island filled with colorful houses so it held so much sentimental value and to me it was really cool to compare that with La Boca, which I’ve never seen before. La Boca also has a narrow walkway called El Caminito. Within El Caminito, there is an opportunity to buy dulce de leche and alfajores cookies, which are 2 alfajores cookies with dulce de leche in the middle. While alfajores are famous and can be found in many areas around Argentina, La Boca was actually the first place I tried this yummy dessert. It was so delicious and amazing to try something so authentic and intertwined with the culture. Also while at La Boca, we were able to see the Boca Juniors stadium nicknamed “La Bombonera”. This was really cool to me because I love soccer so a chance at seeing the stadium was incredible. Finally, something else from La Boca that meant so much to me was the street art. I personally love graffiti and the street art sold in the streets and they were so reflective of the beautiful and colorful town La Boca truly was. There were even people dancing tango in the streets, as it is where tango was born! Being able to see such an authentic and famous dance occur in its place of origin was insane and left me wanting to return to La Boca!
