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Intro to Argentinian Culture
Culture shock is inevitable, let's minimize that. Argentinians have a culture of sharing. The most striking example of this is drinking and sharing mate. Argentinians drink a lot of mate and share it within the group. The entire social group drinks from the same...
Currency Exchange
Many people ask how to transfer US dollars to pesos in Argentina. I'm only talking about USD, though the situation is probably similar for other currencies. Unfortunately, it's not as simple as "take your foreign card to the ATM, cash out pesos." This is due to the...
Migrations Tips and Tricks for Argentina
Navigating Argentinian bureaucracy can be intimidating. Let's talk migrations tips.A big problem in Argentina's system isn't that it's difficult to use. Instead it's that there's no one place with all the steps listed on what you need to do. I'm going to list some...
Spanish tips and tricks to help your learning
Here are some Spanish tips and tricks I've learned while learning Spanish myself. Some grammar and some pronunciation tips.Some of these tricks will be more "academic" than others. But I started to notice some patterns that really helped me learn and that I wish I had...
Essential Spanish vocabulary to get around
In order to tourist or live in a place you don't need fluent Spanish. But you need some key phrases and vocabulary. Of course, if you're planning on staying, I recommend you work on getting your Spanish as fluent as possible. That will help you integrate into society,...
The Big Move: Preparation
You've figured out where to go. Now what? Let's talk about how to prepare for the Big Move.Whether you're traveling for love, work, or for personal reasons, you cannot just buy your plane tickets, pack the essentials, and go. Don't do that. Immigration isn't magic. A...