I saw it on ESPN and no political comments at all, very sober, and wonderful to watch all along! A great opening ceremony, showing what can be achieved in unity of purpose, which is the spirit of the Olympics in spite of its competitive side.
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All the semantics are fascinating, but we don't seem to have any reliable or near-reliable statistics on non-Latin American expats in Buenos Aires. Maybe the embassies have something we can use. I wonder how the 40,000 or 100,000 figures I read somewhere originated.
Do we have the number of members of BA Expats when the survey was made and the number now? Perhaps what we are really interested is in non-Latin American expats, most of which would use English as their first language or language for communicating. The number of members here would be a good...
I'd say an expat is somebody who in general has arrived rather recently to the country (2-3 years average, 10 years max?) and hasn't come to the decision of staying and/or integrating with the local society. Some expats become immigrants but it is more a mental attitude (temporary stay) than...
Are there any reliable stats on the size of the expat community in Buenos Aires city and Greater Buenos Aires? I have heard figures such as 40,000 or 100,000, but do they have any value?
I picked up a transfer today and the rate was 5.92. Much better than Moneygram that uses the official rate. It appears to be cheaper and easier on the sending side too (USA).
There are several entities that could help you: Agentina Volunteer, Argentine British Community Council, Connecting Worlds, Conviven, Help Argentina, Send a Child to School, Subir al Sur, Voluntario Global, Voluntarios sin Fronteras.