Hi all,
While I'm not immediately planning to relocate to BA, I will be visiting for 3 weeks this summer (well northern hemisphere summer). I'm well-traveled and adapt quickly, but I do like to be somewhat prepared. I've been to Ecuador and Colombia in the past but never to Argentina.
I've already secured a good apartment rental in an area southeast of Retiro, near the intersections of Av. Cordoba and Av. Leandro N. Alem. So I'm simply looking for any helpful bits of advice, pointers to good resources, things to definitely do, things to definitely avoid, etc. about staying in BA and specifically in this area if you know it well.
Also, being from the US, I'm a bit curious if expats do anything for the 4th of July? It's not that big a deal to me, but I've participated in July 4th celebrations while in other countries and it's been pretty fun.
Lastly, I don't speak Spanish and I'm trying to brush up on what little I know. I'm curious about the degree of difficulty on getting by on little or no Spanish.
Thanks for any help!
Kate
While I'm not immediately planning to relocate to BA, I will be visiting for 3 weeks this summer (well northern hemisphere summer). I'm well-traveled and adapt quickly, but I do like to be somewhat prepared. I've been to Ecuador and Colombia in the past but never to Argentina.
I've already secured a good apartment rental in an area southeast of Retiro, near the intersections of Av. Cordoba and Av. Leandro N. Alem. So I'm simply looking for any helpful bits of advice, pointers to good resources, things to definitely do, things to definitely avoid, etc. about staying in BA and specifically in this area if you know it well.
Also, being from the US, I'm a bit curious if expats do anything for the 4th of July? It's not that big a deal to me, but I've participated in July 4th celebrations while in other countries and it's been pretty fun.
Lastly, I don't speak Spanish and I'm trying to brush up on what little I know. I'm curious about the degree of difficulty on getting by on little or no Spanish.
Thanks for any help!
Kate