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I had the same experience coming from Canada. The plane was also 1/2 empty, which was admittedly nice. The immigration officials were pleasant but I found the "movie" a bit creepy-- the one that sings the praises of the Panopticon, it's shown while you are in the immigration line. And my...

I went to Florida last week and received 8. Today, I got 7.9. But then again, I've been exchanging relatively small amounts of money...

I did a search and found MacDaddy's email and wrote him to see if he could help. And so far, I'm mainly using my iPad... although it is problematic because I am here in BA to work on a research project (i.e., I need to write approx. 100 pages). Anyway, there is bound to be a solution...

This is more complicated than I thought! Some people on an Apple site predicted that a new screen would cost approx. $800 if I had Apple fix it (in the US). And then I watched a youtube video last night that made the point that the screen itself should cost about $50 but that I would need...

I dropped my MacBook Pro yesterday and broke the screen. The computer is still functional but the screen has cracked in a million places. Does anyone know where I can get the screen replaced? I suppose I should go to the Apple Store? I'm worried that this is going to be very expensive!

I'm Canadian and I paid the fee online, and then printed out the form as instructed. I was asked to show the print-out before boarding in Toronto and again when I arrived in BA. I was recently in Bolivia and they were very strict there as well-- I had to show the proof of payment when I...

I've started smoking again... in fact, as soon as I got off the plane I went to a kiosko and bought a pack of Marlboros. Has anyone seen nicoderm here ("the patch")? Is it sold over the counter? Is it sold at all? I've seen nicorettes in the pharmacies but sadly I have to combine the two...

Yes, cheap!!! Sucre is really wonderful if you are on a budget. It is beautiful, the weather is fantastic, the food is great, it is safe, the people are nice and friendly, and there is enough of a tourist infrastructure so that you don't really have to sacrifice comfort. Bus tickets between...

I'm an anglophone who normally lives in Montreal, so I am fluent in English and semi-fluent in French-- which really helped with Spanish, not only because the grammar is similar but because I am used to speaking a second-language on a daily basis (however imperfectly). As for Spanish-- I took...

I'm in Bolivia right now... Sucre, to be exact. It's lovely! Really cheap too. It cost $300 USD return from BA on Boliviana Air and there was no reciprocity fee.

Thank you sleslie23 and isveda! And Joe, I've spent the past year in a French-speaking city learning Spanish... and I'm going to a Spanish-speaking city to learn French. The goal is to become trilingual. But when I try to speak French, I end up speaking Spanish and when I try to speak...

As you can see, I cut and paste the above from an earlier message... I suppose Alliance Francaise would be the best place to go?

I will be returning to BA on Tuesday and I am hoping to take private French lessons while I am there... two hours per week for a bit grammar, conversation and Voltaire's Candide. I would say that I'm mid-high intermediate. I'm an anglophone that lives and works in Montreal and I've been...

Me too! I've been here on and off for the last year... and arrive again on Tuesday.

You actually have to take a French test as well!!! About intermediate level, although the QC government will help you with French courses. And, of course, you can't send your children to English schools, only French. There is however a huge Hispanic population here in Montreal and Quebecers...

I am a non-resident and I haven't had any problems buying plane or bus tickets leaving the country-- although I did pay the 20% tax.

I probably did choose Argentina originally... but I just went to the website again and choose Bolivia, and then Brazil and then Spain. And each time I was charged the 20%.

I'm flying on Boliviana Air... so I assume that the website was Bolivian.

I bought a ticket from BA to Bolivia today. I paid online (from Montreal), USD with a Canadian credit card... and I have no idea if I paid the 20% or not. Or if I will have to at the gate? The basic fare was $299 USD and the taxes are listed as: 59.90 ZK; 37.32 XR; 34.95 XT. Maybe it is...

I'm also in the process of doing a PhD in (political) philosophy... at McGill in Montreal... and I just drag my books around with me. Good luck though! I think you are doing the right thing and wish I had thought of it earlier =)