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    Question Regarding Residencia Precaria Certificate And Dni

    You are fine once the Migraciones offices has accepted it. Don't worry about the background check...I have a friend who lived in Bolivia for a year and he sent that one and not the FBI one because the delay was too long. (You're supposed to show records for the past three years) I understand you...
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    Please Tell Me About Telos...

    My friend started http://descuentelo.com/, a sort of groupon for telos. Although the site never took off, he is quite knowledgeable about telos. PM me if you want me to put you in contact with him. Saludos!
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    Volunteer Work For Experienced Environmental Practitioner

    I would get in contact with the local Patagonia store at Suipacha 1178. Email Cristobal and tell him that I passed you his info. They work with a lot of organizations here in Argentina. Cris' email is Cristobal Costa <[email protected]> Also check out Espacio Sustentable on...
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    El imperio eres tu by Javier Moro

    Hello, I had good luck with my last book search, so I thought I´d try again. Does anybody have a copy of Javier Moro´s El Imperio Eres Tu that they are willing to lend or sell? If you´d like to do a book swap, I have a book I really enjoyed called "Basta de historias" by Andres Oppenheimer...
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    Dollar Sniffing Dogs

    With new restrictions on foreign currency, the AFIP has trained dogs to find dollars and euros in people´s luggage. http://www.infobae.com/notas/622834-Los-perros-busca-dolares-iniciaron-sus-tareas.html Sometimes real stories in Argentina can be stranger than those in the Onion.
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    Thanksgiving in BA

    Not sure if they are doing it again but Casa Bar had an awesome all you can eat Thanksgiving Dinner last year. It was 80 pesos for as many plates as you wanted of turkey, gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mash potatoes and some greens. Then for dessert was some great pumpkin pie. Also, they had...
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    Lion King 3D

    Started in theaters yesterday Village http://www.google.com.ar/movies?hl=es-419&near=Ciudad+Aut%C3%B3noma+de+Buenos+Aires,+Capital+Federal&dq=lion+king+3d&mid=e03e788b10956dff&tid=b2dd1ffe77debe9f&sa=X&ei=zVOPTrOgNoqCtgfwudGVDA&ved=0CCAQwwMoAg Abasto...
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    Oktoberfest 2011?

    Going with the company Asatej. Leave in 3 hours! Cory
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    Portuguese classes

    Anybody know where to take (Brazilian) Portuguese classes? Found a place for 200 p a month for 12 hrs of classes but not sure if there are better (or cheaper) classes out there. Thanks
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    Turkey bombs Kurdish rebels

    "The Turkish army says it has killed up to 100 Kurdish rebels", (read at least 100 civilians living in Kurdish region). With over 132 targets bombed, it looks like the Turkish army wasn´t too concerned about civilian casualties. I can´t say too much, though, as it´s pretty similar to when US...
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    Looking for Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

    Since I think it will be hard to find it in a bookstore here, does anybody have a copy of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance that they would like to lend or sell to me? Thanks
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    che boludo

    If you want a good book for lunfardo and insults I recommend. Puto El Que Lee by Barcelona. http://www.lsf.com.ar/libros/20/PUTO-EL-QUE-LEE/ Written by Argentinas version of The Onion, it is a more local resource than Che Boludo, which has some errors.
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    Tennis/squash partner

    Hey Sebastian Send me a message at [email protected] and we can try and play sometime soon. As I said in an earlier post, the courts I play at are near Retiro.
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    Culture shock when visiting home

    -How you say hello/goodbye and introductions. Im so used to the cheek kiss here that I get weird looks in the states when I go in for a cheek kiss while introducing myself to someone new. -Different smells. With more smog checks, less garbage in the street, less panaderias with their alluring...
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    Tennis/squash partner

    It says you dont accept PMs. Let me know when you want to play. Sometime this upcoming week? [email protected]
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    Tennis/squash partner

    Hey, where in San Telmo is the court? There is a good place near Plaza San Martin that Ive gone to a couple times. Court is 65 p for an hour and the racquets are 15p. Let me know if you want to play sometime during the week after 6 pm. The gym is open til 10
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    La Nacion calculates how much it costs to live in Buenos Aires

    The answer to the question that everybody wants to know when trying to figure out the logistics of making the move here has been estimated by the local paper La Nacion. In Spanish http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1394350-el-desafio-de-vivir-solo-y-llegar-a-fin-de-mes Google translate in English...
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    Passport size photo

    Any place that says Fotocarnet outside. They will do it in the act. Could be a, locutorio, kiosko or any kodak shop. Not sure about over in that area, but there is one inside of Retiro station downstairs near where you get off the C Line stop. It's 22 pesos for four photos official sized with...
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    OSAMA BIN LADEN Killed by USA

    I'm hoping you meant to say Osama, not Obama. Just checking
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