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Argentina: Making the move?:

Hi Nicole, Speaking as someone who has only been here two months, take my advice with a grain of salt ;) I'm assuming that during your visit you will be staying in one of the better parts of town (Palermo, Belgrano, Recoletta). Walking the streets, you will feel perfectly safe but do keep an eye of your stuff. Petty crime does happen. My husband had his phone stolen on the Subte, and when it happens to you it doesn't feel so petty. Can I ask what is your reason for BA? If it is to learn/improve your Spanish it might be better to go elsewhere in SA. I have an intermediate ability but struggle often with the accent here. It's like if, speaking American English, you went to Scotland and had trouble with their brogue. The city is beautiful, but expensive. Transportation is cheap but food is expensive. Not just restaurants but grocery stores. To give you an idea, we were transferred here by a large multi-national corporation from the Chicago area (not the cheapest place to live). To cover the differential between the two cities we are given a per diem of $75 a day which will be adjusted to keep up with the 40% inflation. But if you are coming because to live in BA is a bucket list item, then come and enjoy! Bring lots of cash and find a nice exchange place. Enjoy the sidewalk cafes where you can linger all day. Enjoy the locals who in my opinion are a little bipolar - joyful and kind until the moment they clock in to work and then will literally do anything to avoid anything that could be interpreted as customer service ;) Since your stay is only for two months, I'm assuming you can suck it up without some comfort items not available here ( I'm struggling that pretzels aren't sold here). But if you like spicy, be sure bring a bottle of salsa with you. The food is a little on the bland side and salt is the only seasoning regularly used. You won't even find pepper on tables as that is considered too spicy! Enjoy your visit. I'm sure you'll love it

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