On Tuesday, our student who had been ill was released from the hospital. As you can imagine, we were all incredibly pleased about this. The student left with some new penpals (the other patient in the same room, one of the nurses). We didn't feel that it would be very smart to take the former patient on a long busride, so I stayed at the hotel while Marisa and the others went to Esperanza, known as the "cradle of Argentinean immigration." The town was founded in the 19th century by immigrants from Switzerland, France, and Germany -- each group had its own social clubs and maintained their own languages and customs.
On the way home, the group took a tour of the Santa Fe beer factory -- another sign of Santa Fe's immigrant past. (Please know that since Gustavus does not permit students or faculty to drink alcohol at group events, there were no tastings.)
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