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Hundreds of participant stories from 40+ countries and every stage of life — real voices sharing Spanish, internships, volunteering, short immersions, and study abroad in Buenos Aires.
Participants from 40+ countries
Australia
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Hong Kong
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Mexico
Netherlands
Norway
Panama
Poland
Portugal
Serbia
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
Vietnam
Zimbabwe
United States
Volunteer
Laura, 18, volunteered with Mente Argentina for two and a half weeks at a center for children coming off the streets, where they receive meals…
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Canada
Intensive Spanish
Julien, from Canada, spent seven weeks in Buenos Aires taking intensive Spanish classes. He strongly recommends living in an apartment, to everyone: sharing with other…
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United States
University Spanish
Adam, from Mercer University, loved his time with Mente Argentina. He arrived with only about a year of Spanish practice and took advantage of weekly…
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Mexico
Internship
Xanat spent seven weeks with Mente Argentina and calls it an incredible experience. Mente opened the door to a professional internship at the Chamber of…
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United Kingdom
Wine
William (Will), from England, spent two months with Mente Argentina on a wine program. What he liked most was the team's willingness to help with…
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United States
Internship
Whitney did Mente Argentina's ten-week internship program with a nonprofit that helps children and elderly people living on the streets. She enjoyed working on both…
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United States
Internship
Thomas, from Chicago, spent eight weeks in Buenos Aires on an internship and had a great time, mostly thanks to Mente's many events. His favorite…
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United States
Academic Semester
Talia, a music therapy student at the University of Louisville, came to Buenos Aires to study her field from a different cultural perspective. She spent…
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United States
Wine
Sidney, from Southern California, came to Buenos Aires with dad for a two-month wine program, living in Palermo, a location Sidney says couldn't have been…
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United States
Academic Semester
Selina and Nina came from Bennington College, together with a third friend, for a semester of four to five months with Mente, arriving at the…
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United States
Internship
Sean, a Northwestern University student, came to Buenos Aires to intern at a tech startup. He found Mente pretty awesome for organizing all kinds of…
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Serbia
Internship
Sara, from Serbia and studying in France, spent four weeks in Buenos Aires interning at an NGO that works with homeless people. After struggling to…
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United States
Academic Semester
Ryan, from San Diego State University, did the semester program with Mente Argentina at the University of Belgrano, taking classes in international business, tango and…
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United States
Internship
Piero, from New Jersey and the University of Pittsburgh, spent about a month and a half in Buenos Aires on an internship and calls the…
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United States
Internship & Academic Semester
Peter, from Rollins College, combined the semester program with an internship and found both very helpful, learning a lot of Spanish along the way. His…
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United States
Cooking
Nick did the Mente Argentina cooking program and had a fantastic time learning to make all sorts of traditional Argentinian food. He found it really…
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Vietnam
Academic Semester
Nam, from Vietnam and a student at Bennington College in the US, spent a four-month semester in Buenos Aires after finding Mente Argentina online. Those…
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United States
Volunteer
Michaela spent a month with Mente Argentina on the volunteer program, looking after children while their mothers attended cooking and nutrition classes and doctor's appointments.…
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United States
Academic Semester
Madison, from St. John University, names three things that made her stay in Buenos Aires amazing. First, her host family, an awesome family where she…
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United States
Cooking
Lorenzo came to Buenos Aires for the cooking program and calls it awesome. He recommends the graffiti tour and the La Boca tour, where you…
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United States
Academic Semester
Kelsey, from Washington State University, spent a final semester of school in Buenos Aires with Mente Argentina, which arranged a place in the University of…
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