Day 14 - Graffiti Tour

After a normal morning we got out of class an hour early to join ISA in today's Graffiti Tour! A tour guide met us and took us to a nearby town where street art is very popular and prevalent. There is a big difference between Graffiti and Street Art, and we learned all about that this afternoon! Graffiti is usually gang related quick signatures or sketches where as street art are planned and approved murals that the owner of the building either asks for or accepts! So our tour was all about the Street Art in Buenos Aires! It is becoming very popular here as buildings would rather have an incredible mural rather than several gang signatures. The law against graffiti is not enforced here and so it is everywhere! But usually graffiti artists will not spray a wall that has a mural, so business and homeowners are using these street artists and murals as a way to deter the graffiti! After our tour we grabbed a beer and a bite to eat. On our commute home we realized our SUBTE charge went down from 4.5 pesos (40 cents) to 3.5 pesos (30 cents)! After a certain number of rides the fair becomes less and less. So this means we are becoming locals now! We are frequent riders on the SUBTE. After we eat dinner tonight we are going out to watch Argentina play Panamá in the Copa Americana! Should be a fan filled night of soccer ahead of us! Hopefully we won't stay out to late because we have to be up super early tomorrow to venture to Tigre! Chau, Mádison