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I'm heading to Brazil next week, and I'll be going to a birthday party for a female friend of mine, late 20s in age. Can anyone recommend any gifts I can buy here in Argentina that would be sort of unique? Thanks.

Great, thanks. I was about to go ahead and get some box seats, but your points are excellent, and I'd rather be relaxing and enjoying the venue than guarding a seat.

Great, thanks! A couple more questions, if you don't mind. How do the Palcos compare with the Orchestra? Price wise they are pretty close. Also, I went through the booking process on a Palco and it had a warning saying that seating was first come / first serve, even though the tickets have a...

I was thinking about seeing an opera while in BsAs this time. After frequenting the Teatro Colón site though, it looks like certain sections of seats are for women only or for men only. Just curious what the motivation is for this? I'm a bit hesitant to buy some tickets because I'm worried...

How about email, duanestorey (at) gmail (dot) com then we can sync up that way. I brought my racket from Canada, so I'm all good. Thanks.

I don't have a solution either, but usually you can torrent the shows you want 24 hours after they air (for the popular ones). It does take a bit of work though. Otherwise some type of router/VPN solution and a TV/show provider back in the US is probably the way to go. But without a slingbox...

Sure, that would be great. There are those courts in Palermo Soho I wouldn't mind trying out. If you want to meet someday just to rally the ball around, that would be cool. I'm sure I have to relearn how to hit the ball and everything, so it might be a bit painful. But would be fun I think.

I'm in Palermo Soho, and I understand there are some courts nearby on Costa Rica? Anyone have any experience playing or taking lessons there? I haven't played in about ten years (I was never any good), but I wouldn't mind taking some refresher lessons just to get back into it. Thanks.

Probably still better than losing the 40% or so over the course of a year if you left it in Argentina pesos. Still sucks, I know.

I'm up for meeting some fellow expats as well - if an event happens again, please let me know!

Am I missing something? That site seems to be just a generic news site.

Any native english speakers than are trying to learn spanish want to meet up sometime and practice speaking in spanish? I'm anxious to start practicing, but I think it would be useful to also get in some practice with other people who are also learning. Let me know, thanks!

I spent three months here last year, and while I heard of lots of crime, I never witnessed any first hand. Today I was walking close to the Plaza Italia subte station when I heard a pile of people screaming. At first I thought someone had been hit by a car, but then I saw some guy running and...

That's a good point, and I had to do it this time as well. I'm so used to doing it in various countries that I can do it pretty quickly. I usually just overlap my current microSIM on top of the new one, making sure to line up where the contacts are, then simply use a pair of small scissors and...

Can anyone recommend a private spanish teacher that is in/near the Palermo Soho area? Thanks!

I didn't know that was an option. Are they from Movistar, or someone else?

I just went down to Movistar to get a SIM for my iPhone 4, and they told me that not only do they not have any microSIMs, but they also don't have any normal SIMs for a few days. Are there any pay as you go type plans with data at any of the other providers? I'm anxious to get my phone working...

I second StrongVPN. I traveled the world last year and used them from most countries - worked great.

I didn't find that. It's no Buenos Aires, but there were a few pubs and restaurants I went to that weren't bad at all.

If you don't really care that you're with a pile of people, there's also a mini bus service that leaves from the airport. As soon as you exit the baggage area it was right there on your left. I think I paid like 25 pesos or something, and there were maybe 8 or 10 people in a mini bus.