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Delfina! Thanks for plugging our site! Stan, I have info. on our experiences with school, kids, traveling with kids, etc. on the blog (we have 2nd and 4th graders). Take a look and if you have specific questions, you can email me directly. Part of the reason I started the blog was to address...

You also want to be careful about housing expenses because apartments are often quoted in $US and paid in $US, so if you are getting remunerated in pesos, exchange rate changes can really kick you in the ass. You might want to ask for some sort of escalator to make up any exchange rate...

Hello! We like the Natural Deli in the La Imprenta neighborhood. A link to their information is here: http://www.guiaoleo.com.ar/detail.php?ID=3990. Also, I wrote a review of La Salamandra on my blog because I think they have the best salads -- really yummy. It ain't cheap though. Link is...

Joe, we did the bus trip from Mendoza to Bariloche last year -- a family of four plus my brother. 3 adults and 2 kids. It's a long haul, no doubt, but it's doable. The couple of problems we ran into: 1) last year in the summer there weren't any buses that offered cama service (flat beds)...

Is there irony in blasting efforts to reform healthcare in the United States while availing yourself of a government subsidized healthcare system in Argentina?

My husband bought some Oolong loose leaf from a tea shop in Buenos Aires for my birthday in May. I eagerly brought it out to make my first cup, smelling the leaves in anticipation...only to be greeted by the overwhelming odor of blackberries!?! Hmmm, not so traditional, I laughed to myself...

I do know some people who have managed to come here and work their way into jobs, but in general, these jobs are not high paying. And, it took between 1 and 2 years for these people to garner connections and improve their Spanish in order to be in a position to get the jobs. And, they were...

I just posted on our blog about the Swine Flu rumors and notices we've been getting from our kids' school. So far, no outright cancellation...elimination of extracurricular activities though. http://www.micheleandtom.com/2009/06/swine-flu-at-school-update/

I went to the Web site and had two comments: 1) His article seemed short on real data and long on flighty opinion. That is to say, he may be right or wrong, I don't know, but he certainly didn't do much to make his case. 2) Shouldn't his site be called International Man...of Mystery?

We used http://www.depositobelgrano.com/home.php when traveling for 2 months in the summer, but we had more stuff than just a bag, so this might be overkill. This is more of a traditional storage space, but they do have smaller lockers. I would certainly recommend this place if you have stuff...

Reading this thread is making me very happy that we have a Kindle! For those of you coming from the States who plan on staying awhile, bring one with you before you get here if you can swing it!

The Natural Deli in Las Cañitas will often have a yummy soup of the day, and happily, it isn't always a squash soup, which is the most common savory liquid one finds in Buenos Aires. The restaurant is at Gorostiaga 1776. They bake their own breads as well, so you can get a nice healthy piece of...

Ries, that is awesome! I can imagine you create quite a scene. You sound like you would fit in with the knitters in Portland, OR, where the men have been known to break out the needles of the yarn variety! My mother taught my brother, my husband and myself how to knit one Christmas a few...

Knitting is super trendy back in the States right now, especially with the younger generation. When we moved to Argentina last October, I brought a bunch of knitting projects, which I worked on during our summer travels through Patagonia. I can vouch that you get a lot of weird looks if you...

You have little chance of finding any sort of meaningful work in this country (i.e., work that will pay your living expenses) without a decent command of Spanish.

A lot of people have recommended just paying the fine when we leave, but we plan on coming back sometime in August, and I don't want a visa overstay violation. I know it's not a big deal...now, but I'm a little gun shy after living in Taiwan. When I was there in the early '90s, the govt. there...

On the kids-traveling-with-one-parent front, I looked up what the US State Department says about Argentina, and it is this: Also, it's probably a good idea to bring an original and copies of birth certificates for your children if you are going to be in South America for any length of time...

We really liked the Always club when we lived in P Soho -- decent price and decent services. It gets hot in the summer though!

When we came here last October, Tom and I both brought our Kindles and are SOOOOO glad. Downloading the books to the computer is a minor inconvenience and having access to such a large library of affordable English books is completely dreamy. We did have some issues with our charger while...

I don't think a lot of cash-strapped people are coming here. I do think people with some cash, who want it to go farther, are blessing Argentina's shores, on the other hand!