Recent content by MrBart

Hi Bryanf, I'm in the same position as you; I'm travelling to South America shortly to study Spanish. I'm on the fence as to whether I will go to Colombia or Argentina. I received the same advice re Colombia - keep your wits about you, and avoid certain areas etc. Any city can be potentially...

Great post Steve! I'm still laughing...

Do you know what the salary is?

Hi, I'm curious to know why you perceive the weather to be awful in BA? Suerte.

I just wish that it didn't rain as much in Bogota, then I think I would find it more appealing to live there than Buenos Aires.

Hi Folks, Is San Telmo a good area to live in?

Thanks for the replies. I plan on renting a room in a shared apartment in Sal Telmo so hopefully the prices for sharing apartments haven't gone up too much.

Hi Everyone, I'm moving to BA shortly and I'm just wondering have rents, especially the cost of apartment sharing, gone down due to the recession? I'm from Dublin and here there has been a reduction in the cost of renting due to the economic downturn. Suerte.

Have you looked into teaching online? http://www.smarthinking.com./

Ok it's good to know that I can arrive in BA on a tourist visa and that I don't have to leave the country in order to change my status to student visa. Suerte.

Hi, How much does it cost to obtain an Argentine student visa, and how long are they valid for?

Thanks for the posts. Out of interest, are there many Colombian people living in Buenos Aires?

Thanks for the reply Steveinbsas. I'm leaning towards going to Colombia, but I'm slightly apprehensive regarding my safety there, even though I've heard that it's relatively safe in the cities. Any advice from people who have been in both places would be appreciated. From reading previous...

Hi Everybody, I'm an Irish guy and I'm planning on moving to South America in April. I'm either going to move to Medellin in Colombia or Buenos Aires. I'm just wondering for those of you who have travelled/lived in both countries, which country did you feel safer in? I realise that Colombia...

Hi Everybody, I'm just wondering if anyone can offer any insight into the cost of living in Buenos Aires as opposed to the cost of living in Montevideo? I'm presuming that Montevideo would be considerably cheaper, and would also have proportionately lower levels of crime? Suerte.