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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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Brazil
Canada
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
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France
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Netherlands
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United Kingdom
United States
Vietnam
Zimbabwe
United States
Internship
Dara, from California, wanted to experience Argentina while meeting good people and doing cool things. Without knowing exactly what to do at first, Dara found…
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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 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 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
Academic Semester
April, from St. Petersburg, Florida, studied abroad in Buenos Aires from late February to the end of July. Coming from the huge University of Florida,…
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Netherlands
Photography
Annefloor, from Amsterdam, found Mente online and booked the photography program without really knowing what to expect, and it turned out really great. She met…
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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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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
Academic Semester
Allison, a Bennington College student, spent a semester studying at a university in Buenos Aires with a program related to her majors, anthropology and music.…
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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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