Spanish immersion
Emma: making room for another language
Emma shares the interests and connections that led her to study Spanish in Buenos Aires.
Mente Argentina guides
Student Stories & the Mente Argentina Community
Different starting points. Shared time in Buenos Aires. Meet some of the people behind the programs.
Explore the topicsPeople arrive in Buenos Aires with different reasons for being here: learning another language, exploring a career, returning to a creative interest or studying in a new academic setting. These participant stories offer a personal view of those choices. Read them for the motivations and perspectives behind an experience, then explore the current program information when you are ready to plan your own.
Follow your interests
Explore the topics
Find a story that speaks to your plans
Start with a shared interest
Choose a story connected to the language, subject or activity that interests you. A participant’s reasons for coming may help you put your own priorities into words, even when your background is different.
Look beyond the program title
An experience abroad also involves daily routines, friendships and a new city. Notice the parts of each story that relate to how you want to spend your time outside a class or placement.
Read each account in its own context
These are individual accounts from different years. Placements, course formats and personal outcomes vary; use the current program pages to check the options available for the dates you are considering.
Selected reading
Meet the participants
Internships
Lucas: an interest in international relations
Read about Lucas’s international background and motivation for an internship in Buenos Aires.
Volunteering
Christina: language, learning and volunteering
Christina explains how volunteering connected with her academic interests and wish to understand another community.
Semester abroad
Nam: a new setting for academic exploration
Nam reflects on language, intercultural communication and studying for a semester in Buenos Aires.
Tango
Charlie: following a love of dance
Charlie shares an interest in deepening a connection with Argentine tango and its culture.
Photography
Nico: a city seen through a camera
Nico describes the creative interests that brought him to a photography experience in Argentina.
Cooking
Mike: returning to an early ambition
Mike explains why a cooking program offered a way to revisit a long-standing interest in food.
Travel during a stay
Nathaniel: a trip to Iguazú Falls
An internship participant’s travel story, alongside practical context for planning a trip from Buenos Aires.
Your time in Argentina
What would you like your experience to include?
Start with a language goal, an academic plan, a professional interest or something you have always wanted to try. Explore the programs and talk through the options for your own stay.
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