Argentines love to celebrate with fireworks. Since it is legal all year round, they will light up for someone’s birthday, wedding, or any kind of celebrations, amateur or professional alike. Get woken up by firework’s sound on a regular weekend is quite a normal thing. So this goes without saying that you will definitely see [...]
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As a continuation to introduce and familiarize you with the world of Mafalda, the famous Argentine comic figure, here’s a quick run-down of her cast of characters: Her Mom (Raquel) and Dad (who remains nameless throughout) – They are a normal couple. She is a housewife who left University to have children, something Mafalda never lets [...] You’ve seen her sitting on the bench in San Telmo. But why does everyone want to take their photo with her? What’s the big deal about this life-size little girl? When my co-worker asked me what I thought of Mafalda, they were appalled to know I had no clue who she was. Mafalda is the main [...] Travel guides are great and useful but only to a certain extent. They cover all the possible must-see’s and must-do’s that you don’t even know what is really worth checking out anymore. Not to mention, the used-to-be cool spots might have turned into a tourist trap without the proper ‘evaluation’ in the [...] So you thought it was almost impossible to move with your family from your native land to Buenos Aires, have a late night out without the kids and manage to tell all you did in Spanish? Jared, from the United States, showed us it is totally doable! He was almost an [...] August is Tango month in Buenos Aires because we have the annual Buenos Aires Tango Festival which takes up most of the month, and also the world recognized Tango dancing competition, Mundial de Baile 2011, which attracts hundreds of tango dancers from all around the world to come to Buenos Aires to compete [...] We are introducing a brand new section in our blog called “Spanish Creative Corner”! We are going to use this opportunity to feature some of the best works from our students who wrote and shared their thoughts about Buenos Aires in Spanish! In this post, Caoimhe, Holly, Dana, Sean and Lee [...] In June, an historic event occurred that changed the character of Argentine soccer, or fútbol. River Plate, one of Argentina’s premier teams, lost the opportunity to remain in the “A” division of Argentine soccer, falling to the “B” group for the first time in its 110 year history. River has traditionally been one of the [...] Muchos alumnos de Vamos Spanish me preguntan seguido dónde pueden escuchar bandas locales o internacionales en Buenos Aires. Hay muchas opciones y para todos los gustos -aunque el número se redujo muchísimo después de la tragedia de Cromagnon – No todo es tango en Buenos Aires, y algunos de mis lugares [...] After spending several months in Argentina, I’m embarrassed to admit that I had my first real encounter with tango just last week. Yes, I had seen bits and pieces of tango — I had passed by a group class performing in a square in San Telmo, paused to watch dancers putting on an impromptu show in Plaza [...] |
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