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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
Sonio, a rising junior from North Carolina, came to Buenos Aires for an internship and was really happy with the experience. The work involved collaborating…
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United States
University Spanish & Intensive Spanish & Photography
Michael did the University Spanish program at UBA with Mente from August 2018 to April 2019, plus a month of the photography program, which he…
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United Kingdom
Internship & Intensive Spanish
Matthias, from near London, England, did an internship in Buenos Aires in a relaxed workplace with very friendly people. With non-stop Spanish all day, it…
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United States
Intensive Spanish & Academic Semester
Lu (Lucas), an engineering student at the Colorado School of Mines originally from San Diego, spent six months in Argentina: a two-month Spanish program followed…
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Netherlands
Intensive Spanish & Photography
Lena, 18, from the Netherlands, spent five months in Buenos Aires on the intensive Spanish program and a photography course. Mente arranged her apartment and…
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United States
Intensive Spanish & Photography
Kalina, a college student from California, spent two months in Buenos Aires combining the Spanish program with photography and really enjoyed both. Her Spanish improved…
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France
Tango & Intensive Spanish
Johanna, from Bordeaux, France, came to Buenos Aires with Mente Argentina to learn Spanish from scratch, and after about five months she can talk about…
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Australia
Internship & Intensive Spanish
Hugh, from Australia, spent two and a half months in Buenos Aires on Mente's internship program and Spanish courses. From his first evening, when Ari…
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United States
Cooking & Intensive Spanish
Brad, from Denver, Colorado, combined cooking with Spanish in Buenos Aires. In the kitchen he cooked alongside a lot of cool people who shared tips,…
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United States
Internship
Alex completed an eight-week internship in Buenos Aires with Mente Argentina after waiting two years because of COVID delays, and was incredibly excited to finally…
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United States
Intensive Spanish & DJ
Vincent spent a week in the language program, learning about Argentine history, culture, literature and politics, and enjoying the nightlife, while picking up some Spanish…
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United States
Volunteer
Madeleine (Maggie), a Boston College student, came to Buenos Aires with Mente Argentina for the Spanish program and volunteering. Her favorite part has been getting…
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United States
Volunteer
Lauren, from Southern California, spent two months in Buenos Aires volunteering with children, playing and teaching in the park every day, which she found deeply…
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United States
Summer & University Spanish
Korey, from North Carolina Central University, describes a month on the summer program as hard work that paid off, a phenomenal experience with a great…
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Australia
Intensive Spanish
Kirani, an Australian university student from Perth, came to Buenos Aires for three months to study Spanish, explore the city and decide whether to come…
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United States
Intensive Spanish
Katie, from Washington, DC, and her friend Avital, from New York, did Mente Argentina's intensive Spanish program in Buenos Aires together. Katie completed level three,…
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United States
University Spanish
Jenny, from the University of Texas at Austin, spent two months taking intensive Spanish classes with Mente Argentina. From the moment she got off the…
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Germany
University Spanish
Inga, from Germany, expected something might go wrong or that she would feel alone, but nothing like that ever happened. She had never been with…
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Ireland
Intensive Spanish
Geraldine spent four weeks in Buenos Aires with Mente Argentina and calls it fantastic. The most important thing for her was the welcome: being picked…
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United States
University Spanish
Destiny, from North Carolina Central University, did a four-week Spanish program with Mente Argentina. Though she could have joined a higher level, she chose to…
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United States
Intensive Spanish
Blake, from the US, came to Buenos Aires during a gap year between high school and college, after traveling through Bolivia and Chile, looking for…
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