Feliz 25 de Mayo! Today is Argentinian Independence Day! We had a free morning today so I took some extra time to sleep in and refuel. At 2:00, we went to Malba, the modern art museum. I thought that this was a really cool experience because it was so different from any other museum we have been to. There were a lot of pieces that used light and optical illusions as part of the art and others that used human subjects. In one exhibit, there was a man standing with strings tied to him that went to pulleys the walls or ceiling and held up everyday things such as a coffee cup and a car bumper. This was really cool and kind of eerie because whenever the man moved, all the pulleys would squeak and the objects hanging around the room would move as well. Another exhibit had a man with a mask that was two rectangles put together to cover his face and was covered in lights. This man permanently lived in the museum and would walk around as he pleased.
After the museum, we went back to the hotel and many of us made our way back to the Plaza del Mayo where the celebrations for the 25 de Mayo were happening. There were people everywhere! Among them, there were a ton of vendors selling food and goods such as Argentina scarves and flags and lots of balloons. We stood near the middle of the plaza and listened to some live music for a while as everyone waited for President Christina Fernandez de Kirchner to speak
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After leaving the plaza, the group went to Las Nazarenas for Argentinian barbecue where they ate all parts of the cow. I, unfortunately, did not go on this excursion because I was not feeling well. 