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Hello everyone, Thanks for all of this great input. We have decided to put our potential expat assignment on hold for now. I am going to save all this information for future reference. It has all been just so helpful. Best of luck to all of you!

Thanks for your advice. So are you saying that by having a driver, we would be making ourselves a target? Let me be clear that I don't want a flashy car and don't want a driver to have a status symbol. We are simple people and definitely stay "low key," as you recommended. I'm talking simple...

Thanks! I am thinking if we go, we wouldn't be in the true center, as we'd want to be near Lincoln where the kids would go to school....so having a driver to bring them to school, etc. might be advantageous. Although someone on one of my other posts said you could perhaps be in Belgrano and...

Hi Buddha - Yes, I'm from MN. I've tried to PM you but can't seem to figure out how to do it. I'm new to this. I did reply to this message last night by hitting "quick reply," but I don't see it posted here this morning. Not sure what I'm doing wrong...but if you can figure out how to PM me...

Hi all, thanks for your advice and commentary...Lee, I understood what you meant. That is my fear - how to find a drive to trust. I'm sure there are many, but I'm also sure there are many who are far from trustworthy. I'm getting ahead of myself as we haven't decided for sure if we're doing...

Thanks for your responses. I think they may have some sort of liability concern - they seem to always require drivers and don't want their expat employees driving. Not to mention I'm a wimp and really don't relish big city traffic, particularly with 3 screaming kids in tow (nor public...

Buddha - yes, I am indeed from MN. I'm new to this forum and have been trying for the life of me to figure out how to email your or PM you, but do not see either option next to your post, nor in the User CP section (whatever I click on in User CP sends me to an error page saying admin has not...

Wow, thank you everyone for all of your input! At least I have some places to start. Random searches were getting overwhelming. Napoleon - are all of these neighborhoods you referenced relatively safe for a family with 3 small kids? I assume so or you probably wouldn't be recommending...

Hi. We are considering moving our family from the US to Buenos Aires. Our last expat experience was in Shanghai, China. There, we weren't allowed to drive and our company bought us a minivan and hired on a full time driver as a company employee. How is it typically done in BA? I haven't...

Hi. My husband's work in the US has just given our family the opportunity to move to S. America. We can pick where to set up. We are still debating whether to do it in the first place....but have narrowed it down to BA or Santiago (leaning towards BA). I have lots of questions but will try...