In my Spanish class yesterday, Maria was telling me about all the government mandated paid vacation time employers must give to employees. There’s a minimum of 2 weeks right off the bat after hiring. If you’re a student, you’re granted 12 days per year to be used at your discretion to take exams or study. [...]
After having built my own computer and changed hardware several times, I had become very familiar with Windows. Too familiar. Too many viruses, blue screens of death, random crashes, and wondering what was going on. Too many times having to restart because my ram had drained down. Too many reinstallations of Windows because the system [...]
Friday was the 25 de Mayo, the day Argentina declared Independence from Spain. So, not having work or attend classes, Vanesa and one of her classmates were over to watch some movies required for their film history class. They were able to watch 2 films but the subtitles on the other dvds didn’t work because [...]
Right now it feels like November. I could swear Christmas is coming soon. Today was quite cold with a high of about 40 and a wind chill around 30. Compared to what I’m used to, it’s not that cold. However, I don’t think the houses here are insulated and the windows leak like a sieve. [...]
People back in the U.S. frequently ask me about the prices of goods and services here in Argentina. One of the reasons I chose Argentina over Spain is that, for foreigners, it’s much cheaper. Before the economic crisis of 2001, the Argentine peso was pegged to the American dollar at a ratio of 1:1. Now [...]
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