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Useful Websites & Apps for Buenos Aires: A Practical Student Toolkit
A practical toolkit of useful websites and apps for Buenos Aires, covering transport, maps, money, events, food, weather and everyday student life.
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Before You Arrive in Buenos Aires
Turn the questions before your trip into a useful plan for your first days.
Preparing for a stay abroad involves both practical tasks and expectations about daily life. Explore advice on packing, weather and getting ready for Buenos Aires, then adapt it to your program, season and length of stay. Keep a little flexibility in your plan: some of the most useful learning begins after you arrive.
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Culture Shock in Argentina: What International Students Should Expect
Moving to Buenos Aires? Learn what culture shock in Argentina can feel like, the differences students notice most and practical ways to adjust and feel at home.
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First Time Abroad? An Open Letter to New International Students
Traveling or studying abroad for the first time? Read practical, encouraging advice for navigating uncertainty, culture shock, independence and life overseas.