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It might be useful to others to know there is an English speaking pharmacist who has proved quite helpful on a couple of occasions. She works at Farmacia Farsico, Avenida Santa Fe 3089, on the river side of Santa Fe and a short walk from the Aguero Subte stop heading toward Alto Palermo. Her...

Just to affirm and underscore the above: Open a Charles Schwab checking account (which will offer you all of their investment opportunities also, of which you need avail yourself of none). Schwab will issue you a credit card which will allow you to withdraw funds (local pesos...about 1,000 pesos...

This site is useful for controlling anxiety over arriving friends: http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/volcanic?REGION=vaacch&V=Puyehue&LANG=en&ART=0 Or for making alternate plans. GFW

El Ateneo, Avenida Santa Fe 1860 near Callao also DVD rentals on Puyreddon on the river side of Santa Fe (right hand side of the street heading toward Recoleta) before Beruit, and next door to General de Café (which sells the best ground-to-order coffee I've found).

I'm interested in language intercambios with native Spanish speakers over coffee or the like. I am fairly proficient in Spanish, and am patient in assisting with English acquisition. [email protected]

Love my Magic Jack, and it works to perfection for me, (I have cable and wireless in the apartment). I don't like Skype, and have tried Yahoo Voice Mail, but Magic Jack is as good as my US landline. Big fan. I'll do an ad for them! GFW

Friends incoming June 10th from Houston were canceled on Continental until Monday night, June 13th.

David, I rent a 1 bedroom, nicely furnished, 2nd floor apartment with balcony in Barrio Norte for about $1,200 monthly. In 2006 I rented a ground floor, less nicely furnished, 1 bedroom apartment in Barrio Norte for about $850 monthly. The water heater didn't work out too well there, nor the...

Ex Pats, INTROS are asked by this site, and I want to comply. I arrive in May and stay only through August, am 55 and have been on sabbatical in BA in 2006 so have a fair sense of the city, but few friends. Would like to primarily speak Spanish, and to socialize in a manner appropriate for...