Argentinian-born Claudia Samper reminisces on her early life in Buenos Aires.  “As a youngster I was always drawing and creating things with my hands,” she recalls. “By the time I entered the university I didn't have many choices in Buenos Aires except for traditional career paths--medicine, education, law, etc. We of course did have a wonderful art institute, but it never crossed my mind to pursue art then.”  The one track that suited her the most was architecture.  After completing that 6-year degree program, she had acquired a solid base in both the technical and the art spheres of the curriculum.