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Sounds like I will be heading to Once tomorrow! She definitely is not 'batting for the other team' haha. I think she just enjoys wrecking other people's lives . . . she is an Argentine citizen but from ecuador. She won't be subletting the place again or I'd give more info to warn expats! If...

Used on mercado libre, sadly.

Hey amigos, You may have heard of my roommate that kicked me out early after I paid an entire month's rent and kept my deposit. The saga continues.. I also had my phone plan under her so I could have unlimited data, and she reported my phone as stolen and now it is completely blocked. I cannot...

I'm going to Uruguay for the first time in a week... anyone know if it is getting harder to get dollars in Uruguay too? Can you withdraw them from any ATM? How much is safe to take on the Buquebus? Thanks for any advice.

When I am in a service zone, Claro works perfectly well for data on my blackberry. The only problem is that a good number of places in the capital aren't covered by Claro, including my old apartment. It is finicky. I've heard Personal and Movistar are actually better. I am switching from Claro...

Hey everyone - I wanted to follow up by saying BE CAREFUL who you rent from. My roommate kicked me out this week after I paid the entire month of rent and also kept my deposit. (Kicked me out for no explicable or rational reason). I lost something like $350... and I DIDN'T SIGN A CONTRACT so I...

The two western unions near my apartment (Montevideo y Alvear, Montevideo y Santa Fe) were both down yesterday and today. I'm not sure if it is a problem with their equipment/computer system or has to do with a government crackdown. All I know is that they said my friend couldn't get cash from...

I love how they constantly say how hard Spanish is to learn, MUCH harder than English! ;)

Thank you all so much!! I got it to work.

Ok let me rephrase my question.. forget about my roommate and whether or not she is crazy. I just want to take a warm shower and asking my roommate is not an option as she does this on purpose, takes hot showers, and pretends it is broken. How do I turn on a gas heater here in Argentina? I have...

Hopefully someone can help me with this simple problem. Quick backstory: my roommate is batsh*t crazy and turns off the gas heater connected to the shower water after she is done using it. I discovered this yesterday. She refuses to admit that she does this but the bathroom is foggy and warm...

I've demanded to be paid in galleons, and I'm doing quite alright. Highly recommend.

Thanks for all the replies. Insightful. Still, does anyone know who pays the cartoneros for this stuff? Most likely manufacturing plants that need the raw goods? Also anyone have any clue about any environmental awareness groups? I know it isn't the top priority with many other more pressing...

I've been here for about 2 months now and I still don't understand how recycling works here. In my building, we have separate containers for recycling but I hardly ever see recycling receptacles on the streets and often at parties or previas see portenos throwing glass bottles in the trash. Do...

I just unlocked my blackberry for free using a seemingly sketchy internet site that promised a free code. It worked. I'd recommend that over paying 100+ pesos to get someone here to do it.

I take painting classes with Anna each week and she is a great artist and a wonderful teacher!

I am reading here about people saving money by boiling their tap water. I've been drinking the sink water without boiling for over a month, no problems (short term, at least!) Do most people actually buy/boil water?! I'm really surprised. And yes, the inflation is terrible. I miss cheese the...

hey! i searched the message boards for squash and found your thread from 7 months ago... are you still in ba? i'd love to play. i am also a beginner; played about 10 times total.

Hopefully someone can give me some advice: I know noise is part of city life, but there is constant hammering and sawing on a shared wall starting at 7:30am in the apartment next to mine. I work from home (artist) so I can't really work in a wifi cafe/library the entire day. Earplugs and even...

Nothing anyone that has lived here for more than 2 days hasn't noticed already: http://www.economist.com/node/21530136?fsrc=scn/tw/te/rfd/pe one quote from the article: "Argentina has made no pretence of honouring that time period. In January it expanded the list of products requiring...