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    Back In The Us: First Impressions.

    A quick background.I lived for 5 years in Buenos Aires from 2002-2007 where I met an Argentine woman that is now my wife. We then moved to Los Angeles and lived there for 6 years. In 2013 we moved back to BA because my wife gave birth to twins and we had more family support there. We found...
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    Argentines...scared Of The Cold?

    Ok..at first I thought it was just my wife's family and then I started noticing other places too. Are Argentines (porteños) super paranoid about getting sick from cold weather or is it just me? My suegra freaks out if I'm not wearing a warm enough jacket and I see people over bundled up all the...
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    Worthless Napkins!!

    Its something super trivial and not really much to build on but...What the hell is up with these ultra thin wax paper like napkins they have in restaurants here? You can use 50 of them and still not clean that small dot of ketchup off your hands. It drives me crazy.
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    Permanent Res Dni Expiration

    I did a search and read through some older posts to try and findtthe info I'm looking for so I apologize for any redundancy. I have a Permanent Residency through marriage..I have heard that being outside of Argentina for more than 2 years can causeyour DNI to expire. I was in the US for longer...
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    Dni For Babies.

    Hello everyone. I've been living here in BA a couple months now and I need to start the DNI process for my US born 8 month old twin boys. I am US born with an Argentine DNI and my wife is a dual US/ARG. Does anybody know what documents I need besides birth certificates and passports? I know for...
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    What Are Your Favorite Expat Recipes?

    Been here for a month and a half now and I'm starting to crave some variety food wise. I've decided that I'm going to try my hand at cooking the dishes that are harder to find here (Thai, Mexican, Indian...). I know that the internet is packed with all the recipes I could ever want but I'm not...
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    Campo And\or Construction Experience Anyone?

    Just moved to BA a couple months ago and I'm going into the In-law's ranching business and they also want me to spearhead a startup earth-moving and excavation business. Are there any expats with any experience in these areas that might be able to steer me in the right direction? Its kind of a...
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    Things Expats Like About Living In Bsas..

    I just moved to Zona Norte BsAs from Los Angeles with my Argentine Wife and 2 6 month old twin sons. Long story short, my job in the US involved a lot of travel and my Wife wasn't thrilled to stay home alone with infant twins, so here we are. I lived in BsAs for 4 years 6 years ago so I'm not...
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    I Want To Bring My Dog To Ba...

    I am a bit question crazy but people have been so helpful that I thought I might try another. I'm moving from the US to BA and am planning on flying my 20lb chihuahua terrier mix as cargo in the plane we fly in. Anybody have any info on that? What size kennel.. Stuff like that. I already got all...
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    Skype Or Vonage? Vpn? Home Entertainment

    Moving to BA and wondering if I should bring a Vonage system or is Skype a better way to go to stay in contact with family and friends in the US. I have heard of things like Unotelly or using a VPN to access things like Netflix, Pandora etc. Anybody have any good suggestions on best ways to stay...
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    The Fam And I To Ba From Usa. What To Bring?

    Hello All, My Wife, Infant Twin Sons and I are moving to BA from the US and are shipping a container. Does any body have any recommendations on what to bring and what not to? Any must haves?
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