My past five months in Colombia..

Posted on 13 June, 2016 by admin

The past five months of my life have been an ongoing adventure. I rode a horse to an UNESCO World Heritage Site, hiked through the world’s largest palm trees, eaten way past the point of being full, bathed in natural hot springs, taken a bus without fully knowing my destination, bodysurfed in the Pacific Ocean for the first time, averaged around three cups of delicious coffee a day, watched the sunset from the top of a mountain, and got lost way too many times to count. Continue reading →

Month One in the Happiest Country in the World

Posted on 1 February, 2016 by admin

By Sara French

Hola de Colombia! My name is Sara French and I am an English Teaching Fellow in Colombia, South America. I graduated from Davidson College in North Carolina this past May with the daunting thought of “what am I going to do with my life?” I think this crosses every college graduates’ mind at some point. I studied abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina during Spring 2014 and always knew I wanted to return to South America. Continue reading →

Argentina’s volatile inflation and its present situation

Posted on 30 September, 2014 by admin

By Tracey Chandler

In February 2014, the Argentine peso suffered from a sudden and sharp decrease which gave way to a huge increase in the value of the US dollar — in just two days it rose 17 percent against the peso. Continue reading →

Environmental Issues Plaguing Argentina – What are they? What is being done?

Posted on 9 September, 2014 by admin

By Tracey Chandler

The contamination of the environment is a problem which affects the entire planet. There isn’t a country across the world which isn’t affected in some way by environmental issues and/or contamination of some kind. Argentina hasn’t been miraculously saved from the fate of the rest of the world. It also suffers from the consequences of climate change. Continue reading →

Jessica Womack shares her experiences of Teaching English in Argentina

Posted on 2 June, 2014 by admin

By Tracey Chandler

Thanks to one of Connecting Worlds’ international partners, ESLstarter, Jessica Womack found herself arriving to Buenos Aires’ international airport just a few months ago to realize a program of Teaching English in Argentina.

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Mendoza isn’t just about wine and vineyards

Posted on 19 May, 2014 by admin

By Tracey Chandler

Mendoza is world-famous for its delicious wines, but there’s more to Argentina’s north-western city than grapes and fermentation processes. Continue reading →

5 Typical Cultural Activities when Visiting Argentina

Posted on 12 May, 2014 by admin

By Tracey Chandler

If you’re planning to visit Argentina as a tourist, to realize an internship or to participate in a working holiday program, you’ll want to integrate yourself into your surroundings as much as possible. Continue reading →

Marla Torrado talks about completing her thesis as a foreign student in Argentina

Posted on 14 April, 2014 by admin

By Tracey Chandler

Marla Torrado, 31 years old, born and raised in Puerto Rico, currently lives in Austin, Texas, as she is completing her PhD at the University of Texas-Austin in Community and Regional Planning. She was offered a Fulbright Fellowship in order to carry out her dissertation fieldwork and is spending nine months of that time in Argentina to work on her thesis… one month in Buenos Aires and eight months in Córdoba. Continue reading →

Heather Drinnan talks to Connecting World about her Working Holiday in Argentina

Posted on 17 March, 2014 by admin

By Tracey Chandler

Heather Drinnan, from New Zealand, was in her second year of teaching English in Japan when she decided that it was time for a new challenge. After a little bit of thought and lots of preparation, she decided to commit to a Working Holiday program in Balcarce, Argentina. She shares her thoughts about the entire experience with Connecting Worlds in this short interview. Continue reading →

Will there be problems receiving packages in Argentina from abroad?

Posted on 14 March, 2014 by admin

By Tracey Chandler

Is it really that difficult to receive a package in Argentina from abroad? Are there many complications? “My family wants to send me something from home while I’m on my working holiday in Argentina… will it really be that difficult for me to collect the package that they send?” Continue reading →