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I agree with emilyr, I think in CUI it depends a lot on who you get as your teacher. In the UBA, some lower level professors may be less motivated than the others, but there's a certain level of guarantee in terms of quality controls. Also take a look at this thread...

Most of them are in microcentro (one at Corrientes y Reconquista) and I dunno if any has a website. Check the local weekly magazine for their directions. Oh. from BA to Mexico DF, you can also possibly take Avianca to Bogota or TACA to Lima first and try to connect from there, as these hub...

Hi, check with Asatej and Tije in downtown, especially if you are under 25. They can get fairly good youth discounts. Else take a look at http://studentuniverse.com . although it is mainly for students, they do run a few promotional discounts for the public in general regardless of age. Then...

I could be wrong but I think I was told that the aforementioned institution was subsidized to mainly help the disadvantaged newly arrived immigrants. If anyone knows better, please correct me in terms of this ethical problem. In terms of registration, you would have to go to their office to...

Is it possible to arrange for an english style jumping session etc? Thanks

Hi I would love to join too. Shall we post a list of the books available?

windy, this sounds totally awesome. which hostel? winks... also check this thread, benny http://baexpats.org/expat-life/10671-cheap-mid-priced-options-studying-taking-spanish-classes-expensive-ba.html

sorry for hijacking/bumping the thread a bit, but did anyone ever find marmite in the city?

Hi, in terms of books, I would recommend you two to go to the photocopy shop in front of the UBA laboratory and they sell very high quality spanish textbooks at about 25 pesos each. Depending on which level of DELE you are preparing for though. (some details here...

in windows you can install the foxyproxy from the firefox add-ons and myentunnel to achieve the same thing. if your hosting doesn't give you ssh, try Tor bundle then. igor's advice is great for linux, do "sudo apt-get install ssh" first in case if you've never used ssh

Hi, take a look at this thread over a similiar topic http://baexpats.org/expat-life/10671-cheap-mid-priced-options-studying-taking-spanish-classes-expensive-ba.html There are lots of free options in this city as well :) Also the variation in price from the old threads is a result of changes in...

Hi aaron, I sent you a PM about the UBA etc. You've arrived just in time for this term's inscription. You would need to take the placement test first though. About the tutor, I actually don't know how much she's charging right now. It may be better for you to ask her directly at her email...

Hi you can also buy it online by chapters and then print the parts you need. http://shop.lonelyplanet.com/Primary/Product/Pick_and_Mix_Chapters.jsp Best of luck

and do look around the chinese supermarkets, sometimes they can be surprisingly cheap.

Hey all, I've been in the city for a while now and thanks to everyone on this great forum for the different ideas about learning spanish here. I will pass along my own experience for the newly arrived as well and hopefully it can help someone at some point. It's obviously not the cheap city that...