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    What happened to Yanqui Mike?

    Its just amazing how thoughtful intelligent people can revert to such schoolyard behavior... Mike was not arrested, was not ousted for tampering with funds, is still the chairman of Democrats abroad, is still in BA. He is working on several projects, has just moved, and is getting new web page...
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    Strange Things You (Would) Pack in Your Suitcase to move to BA!

    two groups of friends are coming down in a few months, and they asked me what I wanted them to bring....since I already brought down electronics, I asked them to bring down money! (I willl give them a check for it, of course). Its so much easier to trade in dollars for pesos than using the ATM...
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    where to view college sports?

    I can't believe that the Oregon Ducks and Beavers will play off to go to the Rose Bowl! The game is on ESPN this thursday 10pm BA time....The Alamo is just too packed and now has a 30 peso cover charge... any ideas of where else we could watch this game?
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    Looking for plain black flats

    the stores i saw had soft sole ballet shoes, plus hard sole dance shoes like for jazz dancing... anyway, check it out... i also saw some great basic black flats at san telmo street fair near defensa and mexico....
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    Looking for plain black flats

    there is a section of av. cordoba near 9 de julio that has several stores with ballet/dance cloths and shoes ... i walked by there and noted that there were all sorts of dance shoes- soft sole and hard sole (not tango shoes)... sounds like what you are looking for... let me know how you do...
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    Where is home to an expat?

    Just read Natali's intro article.....i have not had feelings of homesickness or displacement since moving here... if anything i feel more at home and grounded than i did back in the US ...throughout my life, the best times were always when i was doing art projects, and the best of those times...
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    Selling books...?

    we've got a new stack of books for you daniel....
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    books from usa

    i have been buying my books down here from the Daniel of the book cellar for over a year now. he has a great selection of used books at good prices, and has a truly wealth of info on world literature . He now knows what kind of books i like, so he will bring a selection for me to choose from...
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    2 or 1 br apartment wanted, Dec 09 to Feb 10

    our goal is to move to a different barrio every 6 months, so i have made a hobby of looking at temporary rental sites...i have found over 24 sites with hundreds of listings... the biggest are Bytargentina.com, 4rentargentina.com, enbuenosaires.com, and alsolbaires.com. i just did a quick...
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    Banking Questions

    what I have done twice now is just bring down from cash....you can bring down up to $10,000 legally, (although i have never been asked how much cash I have going through customs) I have then paid all the rent for my apartments with cash up front... that way i dont have to hassle with monthly...
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    Club 69 anyone?

    yep me, i would love to go too....i am a 62 yr old straight female... but a whacky artist to make up for it...my husband is playing poker so i will come by myself... can we have a signal so we can recognize each other in the club? i will be wearing an orange fuzzy coat with a hood....
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    banking blues

    i read all the threads regarding banking, got my domicilio from the local police, my CDI from AFIP, and with my passport and residencia precaria visa in hand went to try to open a bank account... i tried a branch of HSBC first due to this being the one bank down here i know of that has branches...
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    Jazz

    the two best clubs that come to mind are Thelonious (salguero 1884) and Notorous (callao 966) there is also Jazz Club (correntes 1660) I used to have a great web site in spanish earmarked in my "favorites" that listed all the jazz clubs and who was playing, but I have lost it, and just...
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    cheap air travel from BA to rest of the world

    I have been living Buenos Aires for a year now, think of it as home...but still have the travel bug and dream of going of going on a loop trip to new zealand,thailand, india, maybe greece, morocco then back to BA... but all the search engines with cheap around the world travel that have tickets...
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    Finding things to enjoy in Buenos Aires

    and i love it that i can take all sorts of tallers and classes.... puppets, life drawing, stone carving, dancing (and not just tango)... the cultural centers in each neighborhood are just amazing for classes and for stopping by and finding something going on,,,,
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    Time Out BA?

    i do have a copy of the new time out, and found your restaurant... its rincon ecuatoriano chile 1331 tele 4362 0563 sunday lunchtime is when food comes out thanks for making me find it! maybe we will see you there next sun cheers, jamye and dave
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    A Challenge for you

    just read this thread for first time.... great info with humor thrown in... but i like the first anwer best... calling the freight vesel companies... my husband has always wanted to go on a long boat trip, but when i researched on formal web.sights.. freighter travel was way more expensive than...
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