When you are taking a Spanish course in Buenos Aires, you will be pretty busy during the week days. Of course you have to attend the Spanish classes – mostly during the mornings from 9.00 till 13.00. After class you have lunch, do some Spanish homework and afterwards most students attend one of the free afternoon activities AMAUTA Buenos Aires offers you. The activities are a great way to learn about Argentine culture and to get to know interesting neighborhoods and musea in Buenos Aires. But what to do in the weekend when there are no Spanish classes? Go explore the opportunities that this beautiful big city has to offer! The following activities are budget friendly and offer a glimpse into the tiempo libre of the locals. What to do in Buenos Aires during the weekend.
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How to use public transportation in Buenos Aires.
When I arrived in Buenos Aires for my Spanish lessons in Argentina, I was impressed by the size of the city. I immediately understood that I urgently needed to understand how to move around quickly, in other words how to use the public transportation in Buenos Aires. The Argentine capital has so much to offer and there are so many different neighborhoods (barrios). In order to not lose time (nor money) you need to know how to transport yourself in the most convenient way.
Here you can find four modes of transportation in Buenos Aires and how to use them. (more…)
Emily has been working in one of AMAUTA´s volunteer programs for 4 months as part of her studies in Social Work in Sweden. She is volunteering in Cusco in a rehabilitation center for young girls, victims of commercial sexual exploitation. Up to 20 girls around 15 years old live for about 7 months in the center and they are not allowed to leave without supervision. The objectives of the project are to restore self-esteem, improve the way they think about themselves, to teach the girls about the values of society and either reintegrate them into their families or find a way for them to be financially independent. (more…)