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My friend found a room. Thanks to everyone who replied!

Hi everyone, A good friend of mine is looking to rent a room from about mid-November through the end of January. I can say from experience that he is a great roommate, buena onda and easy going and respectful of others in the apartment. He's specifically looking for a place with wi-fi and a...

For shorter stays of a week or two or a month, I recommend http://www.bytargentina.com/ My parents used them when they visited me a year and a half ago and had a great experience renting an apartment in Palermo. I think it cost them around $600 total for a two-week stay.

Yep, what the others said. $1300 roundtrip seems about as good as you're going to get for that time of year, to me. I paid $1500 for a roundtrip to St Louis at Christmastime last year and I bought it far in advance. I never saw the price get lower as the date got closer and I think it topped out...

Hi guys, Thanks for your questions! Matt, this class is exclusively for women but I have no doubt that there will be more classes in the future for both genders. Just contact the instructor, Marcos (marcos [at] marcosrios.com) to tell him that you're interested and he can let you know when the...

Hi everyone, This Saturday afternoon there will be a self defense workshop for women in Villa Crespo. Unlike the jiu jitsu intro class that I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, this Saturday's class is for women only and will teach specific techniques to protect yourself in the types of dangerous...

Hi everyone, A friend of mine who is here from Chile studying film is going to be making a short movie that includes some scenes in English. He is looking for someone who knows English well who would be willing to help him out on the set the day of filming. I have already translated the script...

Hi everyone, I'm moving back to the states in a few weeks and, as can be expected, nostalgia is setting in. There are some things that I really like about the Argentine culture that I do not experience very often in the US - specifically their warmth and affection towards friends and family...

I would have picked almost all of them if I could! I wanted to live outside the United States to see the world from a new perspective, I wanted to become fluent in Spanish, I came with a moderate-length stay in mind and I stayed much longer after finding work and falling in love with an...

Thanks Henry! Any other ideas, guys? Are there any week-long or month-long programs going on, like an art retreat or group hiking excursions or anything like that? (Just an idea that popped into my head this evening...)

Hi guys, It looks like my time in Argentina will be coming to a close pretty soon. (Boyfriend and I have ended things, and the mostly likely thing is that I will move back near my family in the states.) So, I am thinking about what might be a nice way to round out my adventure here. When our...

I saw it while I was in the states a couple of weeks ago and it was really cute! Brought back all sorts of memories and I could still sing along to all the songs. It was my first time seeing it since I was a kid and I think I appreciate it a lot more, now, than I did then - the gorgeous scenes...

CityGirl's right, but just to throw in another data point: I have seen 1 BR furnished temporary apartments in decent parts of town in the $800 USD range. Check out services like soloduenos.com and spread the word to your friends and coworkers instead of going through agencies to help save on...

There's a lot of good advice in this thread. Even $9k pesos in hand is enough to live in a decent part of town, live modestly but comfortably, and still have some extra to save or spend on luxuries. Take CityGirl's advice about inflation and the extra expenses that can creep in, and get your...

Great tip. Thanks for sharing!