{"id":7532,"date":"2020-05-15T15:56:56","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T15:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.menteargentina.com\/blog\/?p=7532"},"modified":"2026-10-08T15:37:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T15:37:03","slug":"why-study-tango-in-buenos-aires-with-mente-argentina-molly-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.menteargentina.com\/blog\/why-study-tango-in-buenos-aires-with-mente-argentina-molly-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Study Tango in Buenos Aires with Mente Argentina \u2013 Molly, UK"},"content":{"rendered":"Molly from the U.K. joined us in 2020 for our Tango Program<\/a>. She also participated\u00a0in our Intensive Spanish Program<\/a>. Here is her story…<\/em>\r\n\r\nWhen I turned 14, I visited Peru on a school exchange program, including various touristic expeditions. Following this, I maintained a long-distance relationship with a Bolivian student and upon turning 18, I moved to love with my boyfriend in La Paz, Bolivia. Through teaching English full-time, I eventually secured a residential visa. I loved truly living there and as a result I much prefer the feeling of ‘moving to’ new countries, rather than just travelling to them with a suitcase.\r\n\r\n\"IMG_6669\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nIn the summer of 2014, I returned to England to commence my undergraduate degree in London. Here, I started learning Argentine tango, and later salsa and bachata. In 2017 I went to Cuba for a month to top-up my Spanish and dance salsa and bachata. Unfortunately, dancing was then on pause because I was undertaking intensive courses to convert to law and qualify as a barrister. Now that I have obtained pupillage beginning in September 2020, I want to put my hobbies front and centre stage in my life.\r\n\r\n\"IMG_6671\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nI am quite an adventurous and independent person, although I much prefer going on adventures in good company than alone. I am deeply fond of Latin America, from the food and dancing to the culture and social values.\u00a0Mi suegra<\/em> in Bolivia was a Peruvian Chef. Her family also came from Tarija, meaning they had a slight Argentine accent that I ultimately absorbed. I feel a part of me remains in Latin America since departing Bolivia.\r\n\r\nI enjoy socialising in the context of my hobbies: good food, good coffee,a nd social dancing. Nevertheless, I also value my own space to recharge ad have an evening in my room to myself. I strike a balance. I do not drink in excess and never really liked the clubbing and drinking culture at university. However, forgive me if I hog the karaoke machine a little too much or tell stories with extra drama! I do burlesque every week- I like to be on stage.\r\n\r\n\"IMG_6670\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nI am extremely liberal; I’m a feminist in the ‘I can do whatever I want, and I’ll do it just to prove it!’ way, not the proselytising way.\u00a0I want to improve my Spanish and dancing. However, my ultimate goal was to feel I lived in Buenos Aires for a while and, if only for a short time, I danced to my heart’s galore!\n\n\n\n