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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
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Israel
Italy
Mexico
Netherlands
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Poland
Portugal
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Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
Vietnam
Zimbabwe
United States
Internship
Erin, from Louisville, Kentucky, and Western Kentucky University, did a six-week internship with an NGO in Buenos Aires, fulfilling a long-held wish to work for…
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Mexico
Internship
Emmanuel, 23, from Mexico, did a six-week internship in Buenos Aires that helped him develop skills he felt he was missing to do his job…
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United States
Internship
Emily, from Boston, did a photography internship with a photographer known for commercial and artistic work, helping behind the scenes with computers and post-production. Since…
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United States
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
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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China
Internship
Cynthia, from Shanghai, China, and a Northwestern student, came to Buenos Aires for an internship at a tech startup. She is really glad her group…
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United States
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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United States
TEFL
Chloe, from the States, was traveling in South America when she decided to get certified as an English teacher and found Mente. She spent four…
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United States
Internship
Catherine completed a four-week internship in Buenos Aires with Mente Argentina, working in social media for a club in the city and for a network…
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United Kingdom
Internship
Beren interned at a law firm for a month and found the people very nice. Her accommodation was amazing, a huge house shared with lots…
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United States
Internship
Angela spent her time in Buenos Aires volunteering in the pediatrics ward of Hospital de Clínicas, playing with children, helping families and, with the backing…
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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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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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Germany
Academic Semester
Alina, from Germany, spent a semester at UCA in Buenos Aires, liked it very much and is thinking about staying another semester. She calls the…
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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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United States
Intensive Spanish & Volunteer
Savanna, a Spanish major at the University of Louisville, chose Mente Argentina because her advisors at school highly recommended it, and she is super happy…
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