Nov 3, 2010

Before my first visit to Buenos Aires, I had spent a little over a month using Pimsleur’s Spanish I to learn Spanish. I thought that when i got here, I would be able to get around no problem, and maybe even converse with a few people too. While this course did teach me a great deal of Spanish, and with the ease of simply listening to a recording for 30 min...

Oct 10, 2010

By Dominick DalSanto Staff Writer & Editor in Chief American Expat Since 2008 As an American living in Buenos Aires, I for the most part find myself completely comfortable going without certain things I was used to having back in the States. However, it is quite refreshing to have a small taste of an American coffee house, when i visit my local Buenos Aires...

I had studied Spanish for 3 months before my first trip to Argentina, and i was feeling pretty good about myself. I thought that i would be able to handle some basic communication with just about any local once i got here. As i said that was what I thought. The first time someone said to me Che, chabon i knew i was in for some trouble. My problem was that i...