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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
Internship
Kathleen, a University of Michigan student, came to Buenos Aires through a program pairing her placement organization with Mente Argentina. She credits Mente with opening…
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United States
Wine
Katherine, from Chicago and Harvard University, took the two-week intensive wine course in Buenos Aires. She stayed in a homestay with a woman in Recoleta,…
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United States
Academic Semester
Karina, from California, came to study at Belgrano University for a semester with Mente Argentina and loved it so much that she decided to stay…
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United States
Internship
Jonathan (John), from Northwestern University, spent eight weeks working at a startup in Buenos Aires and loved the city for its culture and food. He…
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United States
Internship
Jacob, a University of Michigan student, came to Buenos Aires for an internship at a tech startup and had a great time, largely thanks to…
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Netherlands
Cooking
Gosse, from Holland, came to Buenos Aires for the cooking program and calls it great. He really enjoyed the lessons and the teachers, and describes…
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Germany
Academic Semester
Evelyn and Diana, both from Germany, did a semester with Mente Argentina at the Universidad de Belgrano, taking classes in English with professors they found…
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United States
Yoga
Elizabeth (Liz), from Raleigh, North Carolina, spent eight weeks in Buenos Aires with Mente Argentina on the yoga program and had a wonderful time. Her…
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Volunteer
Elena and Samuel volunteered through Mente Argentina, building sustainable adobe houses for people who couldn't afford them and a school in a suburb of Buenos…
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United States
Internship
Danielle, from Rochester, New York, and the University of Michigan, came to Buenos Aires for a medical internship, with Mente Argentina arranging her placement at…
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United States
Academic Semester
Campbell, from Orono, Minnesota, and a student at the University of Kansas, found Mente Argentina almost by accident and calls it by far the best…
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United States
Academic Semester
Camber, from Asheville, North Carolina, and a student at UNC Asheville, spent a semester at the University of Belgrano taking sociology and politics classes in…
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United Kingdom
Culinary Arts
Callum did the intensive culinary course, about five months long, arriving with no kitchen experience at all. Starting from the very bottom, he was trained…
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Australia
Tango
Brigitte, from Australia, spent four months in Buenos Aires learning tango through Mente Argentina, having never danced it before. She wanted an apartment of her…
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United States
Internship
Andrew, a Williams College student about to start senior year, spent six weeks with Mente Argentina, beginning with four weeks of Spanish to shake off…
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Canada
Tango
Amelie, from Montreal, Canada, did the tango program with Mente Argentina and loved her private lessons, crediting her teacher with teaching her a great deal;…
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United Kingdom
Internship
Amber, who is Vietnamese and English and currently lives in Germany, had just finished a journalism course and needed tangible work experience before starting work…
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United States
Volunteer
Amanda joined Mente Argentina's volunteer program with her best friend from home, both wanting to volunteer in Argentina and practice their Spanish. Mente placed them…
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United States
Internship
Alley, a Columbia University student from New York, loved the experience of living in Buenos Aires with Mente Argentina. Home was a student residence in…
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United States
Internship
Alexandria, from Hunter College, did the graphic design internship. What she loved most was meeting a lot of really cool people and feeling truly connected…
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