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Ojo que es V y no es W! OsValdo. My Porteño girlfriend teased me (us) about this. Though OsWald would be the more normal spelling in English, it's definitely OsValdo. I've got his business card here to prove it :)

I'll check it out, thanks! I believe the Daily Show is currently available here anyway. As for netflix, it works great here with the US account I share with my housemates back in the states, but I've noticed it doesn't seem to have all the same content as it did in the states. Hulu might be...

I'm no lawyer, but I've overstayed before and I've obsessively read the discussions on this forum about being a "perma-tourist" and constantly renewing your tourist visa either officially or by going to Uruguay for a day. Based on those credentials I would say you're super-duper-ok-totally-fine...

Osvaldo came today and was great. Patient, personable, efficient, fair, and friendly. Plus one to everything Brett said and thanks again for the great recommendation. He installed a ceiling fan and fixed three non-funtioning light switches in our apartment.

I got a guy who will send someone to your place. He prefers USD $1000 or more and hundred dollar bills, so be up front with what you have and he'll be up front with the rate. I did it over a month ago at 7.50. PM me for his contact info. Failing that, there is always xoom.com, which is at 7.18...

That is amazing. I don't know what to do with all my free time now that I don't need to constantly bitch about comoviajo.com

My girlfriend's mom has been using someone for a long time and they both sing her praises. She's 30 or so. If you're still looking, I can inquire about her contact info and if she's looking for more work. PM me

Thanks for this, my girlfriend is calling him as I type this for ceiling fan installation and the fixing of a few non-functional ceiling lights. Will post a report here on how it goes...

I believe I heard the NPR piece Montauk Project is referring too and I think she was oversimplifying a bit for the sake of brevity. *I* thought it was great, though admittedly economics continue to completely baffle me. Here's a link to the audio: http://www.thisameri...oney?act=1#play If you'd...

point one: I thought it was pretty obvious we were all talking about dollars. Euros obviously trade for more. point two: Calling someone an asshole for asking simple questions is kind of an asshole thing to do. point three: "Today"?! That post was three days ago.

That's amazing. Would you PM me with that cueva's contact info? I brought all this US cash but have resorted to using xoom because I thought it was better than anything I could find.

I would love to find that private party you speak of. That's quite a high rate! Nor have I heard of any cuevas that are buying dollars for a rate better then xoom. at dolarblue.net the "compra" rate is only 6.86!

I know! It's amazing right? It goes up a little bit each day. It's already above the dollar blue buying rate, even with the zoom fees. I think the best way to figure out the true zoom rate is to include the fee they charge: Actual rate = Pesos bought/ (dollars sold + xoom fee in dollars). For...

oh man here we go: the moth (incredible true stories) On the media (WNYC) (Science made awe inspiring) Dan Carlin's Hardcore history (amazingly entertaining world history show) Common sense with Dan Carlin (no nonsense US politics) Intelligence squared (NPR) Radiolab (WNYC) If your friend ends...

Sorry it's been tough for you! How long have you been here? I'm currently here for love (which IS wonderful :) ) and I spend a lot of time wondering if I could hack it here long term myself.

Does being accepting of criticism mean never disagreeing with someone else's opinion? Does it mean not standing by your own views? Chicaargentina isn't even FROM Buenos Aires, so most of the criticisms she's arguing against aren't even directed at her.

UPDATES: at first XOOM didn't work with me, trying to send USD to my girlfriend's Banco Frances account as pesos at the rate of 6.9 (not counting xoom fees). However, I was able to fix the issue I was having and it worked fast and easily thanks to some info I found on another thread in this...

My central point remains unchanged: People on this site are bewilderingly down on this country from my perspective. For every valid critique, there seem to be 5 others that are just boderline racist or otherwise offensive. If that's how you talk to Argentines about their country, I could see why...

Lauren, I originally only read the first two paragraphs of your post and assumed it was awesome, but now I too am very confused. Who are you accusing of being a faceless Argentine using an anonymous screen name? Surely it can't be Chicaargentina who identified herself by first name in her first...

*chirp* *chirp* Pretty quiet here, seems like I've ventured into taboo territory. I went with zoom for now. Oh well.