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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
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Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
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Academic Semester
Nico, 26, from Switzerland, spent a semester studying at UCA, the Universidad Católica Argentina, and says he had such a good time in those six…
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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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Academic Semester
Morgan, from San Francisco and Sonoma State University, did Mente Argentina's year-long study abroad program and was surprised by how involved the team always was.…
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Internship
Monica, from California State University, did a PR and marketing internship with a well-known local photographer through Mente Argentina. She found it really fun and…
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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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TEFL
Megan, from San Diego, California, came to Buenos Aires for Mente's month-long TEFL program and then stayed six months, teaching English in companies. Mente placed…
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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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Internship
Lizzzy (Lizzie), from the University of Vermont, did the internship program with Mente Argentina and says she can't speak highly enough of the whole experience.…
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Culinary Arts
Lila came to Mente Argentina on a gap year and semester to do the cooking program, and found it really great, more than she expected.…
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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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Volunteer
Katie says her favorite part of Mente Argentina was her homestay, which she says totally changed her life: her host sisters feel like real sisters…
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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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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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Germany
Internship
Jana, a psychology student from Germany, did an internship in Buenos Aires working with street children and older people. She especially valued accompanying a psychologist…
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Academic Semester
Jamie, from Massachusetts and the University of Vermont, studied in Buenos Aires with Mente Argentina at the University of Belgrano, taking six classes, which Jamie…
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Internship
Jamie, from the United States and Johnson & Wales University, came to Argentina with Mente for a culinary internship. Jamie describes an amazing placement that…
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Internship
Jacqueline, from Austin, Texas, and Texas A&M University, did the internship program through Mente Argentina on her first time studying abroad, without knowing what to…
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Mexico
Internship
Giuvini, a healthcare administration student at National University in San Diego, came to Argentina for an international business internship, taking part in negotiations between entrepreneurs…
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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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Internship
Danielle, from Orlando, Florida, and an international relations student at IU, did the internship program in Buenos Aires at an organization that works with many…
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Internship
Claire, from Colorado, did the Mente internship program and shared an apartment in Recoleta with three other girls, in an area where she felt safe…
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