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16 August 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Asia de Cuba

Asia de Cuba

Welcome to Asia de Cuba, a restaurant at day and disco at night. Thanks to free passes each week we choose to go at night. I am sure the food is pretty good though! Your first thought is that it must be a strip club based on the picture below. I assure you it’s not [...]

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01 August 2009 ~ 1 Comment

Studying In Buenos Aires Q&A

I received an email asking about my experience in Argentina and how it compares to Colombia. The person asked, “I guess first of all I’m just wondering if you are happy with your choice of Argentina for the exchange? I remember you said the only reason you didn’t go for Colombia is because you didn’t [...]

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22 July 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Welcome To My Home

Welcome To My Home

I lived in a student residence in Buenos Aires for 4 or so months. Maybe some of the most fun months of my life. This amazing opportunity to share a house with about 20 other people, and a bedroom with 5 others cost me $900 pesos a month (about $250 US). You can decide if [...]

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21 July 2009 ~ 2 Comments

Sugar: Why Do We Keep Going?

Sugar: Why Do We Keep Going?

There is this bar that my housemates and I always go to, called Sugar. But nobody actually really likes it. Why do we keep coming back? 5 peso drinks during happy hour. ($1.50) There is this bar that my housemates and I always go to, called Sugar. But nobody actually really likes it. Why do [...]

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22 June 2009 ~ 0 Comments

“That Spanish Sounds Really Weird”

“That Spanish Sounds Really Weird”

Five Americans were at a bar. They were watching a live band. One of them comments to the other, “that Spanish sounds really weird”. All but one agreed. The band was singing in Portuguese, not Spanish!

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20 June 2009 ~ 0 Comments

A Not So Typical Monday Night In Buenos Aires

A Not So Typical Monday Night In Buenos Aires

My classes on tuesday do not begin until 1, giving me tons of time to enjoy Monday night. But this is not the same for all of my other roommates. But I still managed to convince them to come out. We left the house at around 8PM walking with no direction and no plans in [...]

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