School days

School days and sun for Angelika from Switzerland.

Garden

Janine and Tom, from Switzerland, helped us work in the garden. Hopefully we will share good salad in a month!

Size diffence!

Either Klaus is too tall, or his teacher, Silvi too small!

Springtime in Bariloche.

Lagunita

Perfect spring skiing at this classic "fuera de pista" at Catedral

Spring skiing

Long days, sunny weather, good snow

Izzy, from England, decided to learn Spanish at Catedral!

Good meals!

At the Saccomano´s celebrating Fletch´s birthday

At Silvi´s, good african meal and Australian dessert

At "El Boliche viejo", Andrew and Fletch from Australia, Fiona and Ysobel from England, Ayelen, Matias and Lupe from Bariloche

Ski touring

After the storm, we went to Challhuaco Valley and skied in the woods. The sky opened and we even had sun! Genial!

Skiing with students and friends

Good powder, sun and friends... say no more.

No time

With fresh snow, there is no time to update the blog!!!

here are some pictures of what has been going on around SITM

                   Fiona and James cooking cheese fondue. 

 The cabin, a cozy warm place for lessons in the morning.

Nieve fresca

Fiona and her teacher went out for fresh snow after class, and they found it!

Californian meal

Joe cooked a Californian meal fo the teacher and other students. We had a very good and quiet time and a great dinner!

Llegó la nieve- Snow is finally here!!

Fiona and her teacher went skiing after class today.

The good news is that WE ARE GOING AGAIN TOMORROW!!

More snow coming to our slopes, time to enjoy real winter conditions.

Warming up for Winter

Vacations

Mountain girls also wear swim-suits!

We visited Sarah in Colorado and Anna in California. Fun time with friends!

Bici y sol en otoño

Kim, from Canada, ran the risk and came in our rainy Fall. We hiked, biked, had lessons in the sun and went out for beers. Good luck in your visit to the city, see you back in Bariloche for the ski season!

4 Huts Traverse

Just before snow comes, we hiked the 4 huts traverse. A bit cold, but awesome colors and amazing views. Now we are getting ready for the coming Winter!

4 girls expedition team

Last climbing trip of the season, Piedra Parada and four girls.

The fall from a summit

Trees

Árboles, eternos intentos de la tierra de tocar el cielo atento.

Los colores del otoño

Clear sky, amazing red and orange, sleeping under a full moon, fun company, great food, impressive views... Jacob-Laguna Negra traverse as never before! 

Mar del Plata

Fun time with friends!

Spanish in the city!

"No hay sueño más grande en la vida que el sueño del regreso. El mejor camino es el camino de vuelta, que es también el camino imposible."

Alejandro Dolina

Marleen and Maria saw a live radio program in Buenos Aires. If you want to listen to this bright and hilarious author, go to

http://ms1.espectador.com/podcast/espectador/la venganza sera terrible.xml 

Playa Muñoz

A master in the art of living drawsno sharp distinction between his work and his play; his labour and his leisure; his mind and his body; his education and his recreation. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he is doing, and leaves others to determine whether he is working or playing. To himself, he always appears to be doing both.  Francois Auguste Rene Chateaubriand

This entry is dedicated to our friend Matt Green who is now climbing Mt Everest

Maestras

After a busy Summer the teachers got together for "mates" and some fun. Thank you all for your "buena onda". 

International cooking

Italian eggplant, Dutch salad and Argentinian pancakes with dulce de leche.

International meal and "Nueve Reinas" a classic Argntinian movie. Perfect night.

Chile

Stephanie, from Switzerland, Marleen, from Netherlands and Maria went to Chile on a road trip. Had lessons at a nice coffe place we recommend: Hojas del Sur, and together with the lesson, we had great coffee and nice pies! Que rico!

Lago Steffen

Marleen, Emi and Maria went to Lago Steffen.  We camped on the west coast and hiked to Lago Martin. We had lessons by the fire and at the beach. We slept under the stars. I can not get any better!

Buen día Lago Puyehue!!

Contradicciones

Al fin y al cabo, somos lo que hacemos para cambiar lo que somos. La identidad no es una pieza de museo, quietecita en la vitrina, sino la siempre asombrosa síntesis de las contradicciones nuestras de cada día.         

Eduardo Galeano

El libro de los abrazos

Krugger Lake

We went on a fishing trip: Futalaufquen Lake, Futaleufu river and Krugger Lake. This is Krugger Lodge, a great place to rest, have lessons and swim in the lake

Hiking

Bink and Martha went with Fede on a 4-day traverse. Great weather, good Spanish talking and the best views of the area. Genial!

Linda foto

Un verano excelente. An excellent Summer

Como si fuera el mar

After the excursion Barbara enjoyed sunset at the beach.

Great sightseeing trip to Valle Encantado

Barbara and Judith from Switzerland and Emma from Canada at the "anfiteatro" on the way to Valle Encantado. Nice warm day to see the steppe landscape.

Plaza Patagonia

Elizabeth, from Colorado, practised shopping conversations at Plaza Patagonia, our favourite coffee place and gift shop. 

Laguna El Trebol

Martha went to a quiet place, Laguna El Trebol, to do her homework. We chose the same spot for an afternoon swim and we all had mates and a nice conversation in Spanish.

Good job!

La Rubita, one of our guides and a very good friend, climbed Rafael Juarez. Vamos Rubita!!