Expanish Blog

Looking to take a break from your Spanish courses in Buenos Aires? Want to add a little excitement to your weekend? Take a short bus ride to Gualeguaychú, located three hours northwest of downtown Buenos Aires in the Entre Ríos province. Busses leave daily from Retiro station, so getting there is easy for students studying [...]

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As most of you have heard by now, a massive 8.8 earthquake struck the country of Chile, taking the lives of hundreds and leaving thousands more homeless and in great need of resources. While you are studying Spanish in Buenos Aires, don’t let distance leave you feeling helpless.
There are many ways for students [...]

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Here is a short Rule Guide to Spanish Immersion in Argentina.
Rule 1
Spanish immersion means to ‘forget’ about your native language and go totally local !  You have come to Buenos Aires to learn Spanish and that means that you are going to have to eat, breath, and speak Spanish. This is easy, [...]

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Last week we posted a blog that spoke about the earthquake that recently hit Haiti and listed a bunch of sites where our students studying Spanish in Argentina, or people from around the world, could make donations.
It has been two weeks since that earthquake hit Haiti and we would like to remind you that [...]

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Last week Haiti was hit by a earthquake that spread disaster throughout the entire country. Millions of residents have been affected by this earthquake and the country is in dire need of help.
If you are studying Spanish in Buenos Aires, living back home, or traveling in South America, try to take the [...]

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As a Spanish student in Buenos Aires you are very familiar with the locals’ love affair with Argentine beef, empanadas, pizza, and pasta.
While it is not as easy to pick up a salad as say an empanada, there are many other great  types of cuisine out there for you to choose from.
When studying Spanish [...]

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The holidays are here and it is time to celebrate, Argentine Style!!
If you are learning Spanish in Buenos Aires or plan on traveling to Buenos Aires for Christmas expect blue skies, warm weather, and warm greetings.  In Spanish, Christmas is known as “la Navidad” and during this time of year it is courteous to greet [...]

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Facebook, one of the leading social network sites on the web is your golden ticket to meeting people when studying Spanish in Buenos Aires.
Add yourself to the Expanish Facebook page now!
One of the best ways to experience a new country, new city, and new life, is with other people and I cannot stress enough [...]

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Buenos Aires is one of the Latin America’s most fabulous, eccentric, and exciting cosmopolitan cities, and has managed to still stay affordable, even since its growth spurt after the 2001 economic crisis, for travellers with foreign currencies. Now, that is to say that Buenos Aires is still a big city and some things are relative [...]

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The internet is one of the most incredible and endless resources you can find today, offering up billions of websites, related to any subject imaginable, and all for the general public.  In 2009 alone, almost 2 billion people around the globe will use the internet, and the numbers continue to grow.
If you are studying Spanish [...]

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