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Hi, everyone, I want to buy a CD player (not a discman). Literally, that's the only function that it needs- just to play CDs, not even MP3s, cassettes, radio, and whatnot (although I wouldn't be adverse to those features, either). Nothing fancy at all, as long as it does simply its...

Hi, everyone, My husband and I have been living in the same apartment since Jan. 2011. We have all the normal monthly utilities (Aysa, Edenor, Metrogas, and so on), which my husband pays online. I always keep the invoices that we receive in the mail, and if my husband remembers to print out...

I have OSDE 310, and my obstetrician attends births at both Trinidad Palermo and Suizo Argentina. I was on the fence until just recently, when my suegra informed me that Suizo Argentino has a unique service in which (if the parents sign a waiver), they set up a webcam in the nursery so that the...

I should probably clarify- I brought 3 full suitcases, my carry-ons stuffed to the max, and a full sized stroller, so in my case, they needed a mini-van style taxi (which was about AR$300). But since inflation is just a fact of life here, I'd bring that amount just to be on the safe side!

Hi, Nikki, Kemer84 is right... about AR$300 is the standard cost of a taxi (that was about the price when I returned to EZE in mid January this year). However, I strongly advise you NOT to take a cab with the sketchy drivers who hang around EZE calling out "Taxi? Taxi?" looking for tourists...

Nounou- I cannot express how much I agree with you! I recently happened to look into the basic gist of adoption laws in this country a few weeks ago (long story), and it is so very sad, the epitome of South American bureaucracy at its absolute worst. Despite the numerous kids that I see on...

Hi! Yes, the Barrio Chino is your best bet. I have found that they have a better selection (relatively speaking) than what can normally be found in supermarkets. The prices and varieties of fish/seafood are better. They stock up pretty frequently, I suppose because one of the...

I don't see why not! I mean, according to everything I've read, it's no big deal, and I can always change them back into US dollars, right? That sounds legit.

Very, VERY true! I have only been to Chile for a two week stay in late 2010, but even then, there were noticeable differences in product availability and prices and foreign currency exchange amongst other very obvious differences from such a brief stay. Keep in mind what has changed here since...

I'm not sure if the clip below is completely inappropriate for this post or totally fitting... Or maybe both. In any case, everyone loves The Simpsons, right? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxJrltgxNxM

It's just a very sad, sad situation in general. When I first came here, I was a definite soft touch when I saw people of all ages begging, I mean, it got to me, especially because there are indeed some people who really don't have a means of supporting themselves. In the beginning, I gave up...

Thank you, HenryB! I checked out the link in your post and also checked it out a bit online (the internet is truly an amazing tool!). Considering some of the details in the note, it would definitely be fitting, but this was the only part of the note that is a random fragment (at the very end...

Hi, Kermer84, Many thanks especially to you and your girlfriend for trying to help figure this out. I read your suggestion about comparing the 3 words in German with the body of the letter, and then it was very obvious - totally, undeniably different sets of handwriting, not the same person at...

Hi again! Thanks for the attempts thus far, this is indeed a mystery! I figured it probably wouldn't be a cut and dry translation (hence the reason that I figured it could be helpful to give a bit of background). I presume that the words are German considering my grandfather's nationality...

Hello, everyone, Does anyone here speak German? A few weeks back when I was visiting the US, I found a handwritten family document regarding my maternal grandfather's immigration history to the US. I have no clue who wrote the document or when or why, but I made a photocopy because I found it...

"Qualified and experienced TEFL teachers who have proper certificates e.g CELTA and not ones from Mickey Mouse Academy are "REAL TEACHERS" by any definition." Please scroll back a few and copy paste that. I must be losing it, no recollection of Micky Mouse Academy as far as I remember. By the...

Fair enough. No permanent damage done. We cleared it up since we know what's what, and we know now we probably won't be Facebook friends. For what it's worth, I respect your original intention of trying to share a personal insight that I honestly didn´t interpret that way at face value...

Personally? Yes. Excessively? Using one of my favorite lines, I can only speak for myself. Info appreciated, but not particularly when I felt it was not even unsolicited advice about living here as an expat, but rather like I have no idea how drastically my life is going to do a 180 and all...

I don´t "tell" them this like it's how I'd introduce myself at a party or AA: "Hi, I'm Lauren, I'm from the United States, and I'm an economic migrant" (that'd be a little awkward, wouldn't it?). Rather, the people who I know well and here and have known long enough are aware of the...

Fair enough. Who's to say, really? Hence the reason that I chose to preface that I am speaking only for myself considering my persona circumstances. In any case, the most important thing is that, in the end, my husband and I can choose to take stock of the current situation, whatever it might...