Visits to the outdoor markets in San Telmo, Palermo Viejo and Tigre, while obligatory for visitors to Buenos Aires, can sometimes leave you feeling like an anonymous tourist in a distant land. If you really want an insider’s view into life in Argentina you need to experience the people and not just the places the […]
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Learning Spanish: What if You Can’t Trill Your R’s?
If after many hours of focused practiced you can’t master rolling your ‘r’s you may be unable to do it. Some people just can’t seem to make the Spanish ‘erre’ sound no matter how hard they try. A small number of people can’t produce the sound due to Ankyloglossia, or ‘Tongue-tie’ – a decreased […]
Learning Spanish: How to Roll your ‘R’s
The trill of the Spanish double ‘r’ may come naturally to you if you tried to imitate the purring of your pet cat or played with a lot of toy cars while making awesome sound effects as a kid. The double ‘rr’ in Spanish for those who can’t grasp it though presents an equally […]
WWOOF in Argentina
Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms is an organization that connects organic farms with volunteers from all over the globe. Argentina is the world’s third largest producer of organic foods meaning the country is an ideal place to learn about organic farming while improving your Spanish. Founded in England in 1971 as, ‘Working Weekends on Organic […]
Being Bilingual an Edge at any Age
Just a few decades ago common thought was that being bilingual was a detriment to the intellectual development of kids. Immigrants, fearing that their children would fall behind in school, would often encourage them to learn their host country’s language and not the family’s mother tongue. While in rare cases those who grow up speaking […]
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