Recent content by Stafford

That would be cool. I remember that happened with factories too in the early 2000s. While management is hiding, they did send over a security firm. The guards are blocking access to rooms and the kitchen. But allowing them to stay in the lobby and keeping the front door open. Excellent the...

Honestly, if anyone is in the neighborhood and you want to pass by, do so and show your support. They are good people and they welcome the encouragement.

UTHGRA is out there right now, helping. They plastered the lobby and sidewalks with their literature and have many representatives there. They are also bringing food and supplies to the employees. Hoping they can get somewhere. Here's the resumen they wrote up: --- Denuncia y situación...

Sharing more info, after my husband reported back from some additional conversations with the employees camped out at the hotel. They explained that this situation has been going on for months. Staff have been underpaid, made to work extra hours without proper compensation, and had obra social...

The Selina hotel on Guatemala and Thames (now calling itself “Sociatel”) suddenly shut down this morning. Workers showed up and were told the place is closing, effective immediately. No warning, no severance, nothing. Apparently, after Selina declared bankruptcy (a failed SPAC), they switched...

The cheap schools aren’t accredited and can’t get you a visa. For a 1-year visa, you need an official school like Expanish or Academia Buenos Aires.

My "native Argentine husband". That came out wrong. Haha. I meant that he's Argentine and obviously native Spanish speaking 😃

Public service announcement. A couple of them just ripped off my native Argentine husband today. We're in Palermo. I was about to post but thought I'd run a search first. Sure enough. It's been covered on this forum. With him they did the trick of saying a certain price and then multiplying by...

You’re misunderstanding me. I never told anyone to downsize — I was sharing my own experience, and how hard times taught me to be resourceful. That’s not advice, it’s just perspective. And I’m not “trying to establish myself” here — I’ve lived in Argentina nearly half my life. It’s clear we’re...

Correct. That is the case today. Should I apologize for that? Does one's present situation prohibit them from having an opinion? I am asking honestly. Even though it's not the case today, I have taken local jobs, lived paycheck to paycheck in pesos, and relied on public systems. That...

Brilliant response. Thanks. I have taken local jobs and navigated lean times here. I know exactly what it looks and feels like when pesos don't make it through to the end of the month. How it feels to downsize your living accomodations accordingly and eventually move in with your in laws in the...

You need a DNI. That's why someone suggested finding a local friend to help you with those purchases. Finding the item on Mercadolibre and then locating its local brick and mortar works too. Good luck! Out of curiosity, what brought you to Argentina and how is it meeting your expectations so far?

A follow up about resilience and resourcefulness. I went down to Bahía Blanca for about a week after the flood to help out with recovery. One of the things we had to do was go door to door asking people what they lost and what they needed. A lot of them had lost everything. But they had...

“Deserves”? What does anyone deserve, really? Life doesn’t hand out outcomes based on fairness — it hands out challenges. And resourcefulness is one of the best tools we have to meet them. You might learn it out of desperation, sure, but once you have it, it becomes power: the ability to survive...

Nice! I saw the topic and, thinking it was new, clicked in ready to say, “Can we please stop creating new threads on this??” But your bump was brilliant. While I’m not a prolific poster, I remember those days well — and we got through them. That time also taught me a few things: 1. Don’t come...