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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 & Intensive Spanish
Zach came to Argentina through Mente for a public health internship, spending two months at a senior care facility, and says everything was pretty great.…
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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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Netherlands
Intensive Spanish & Wine
Jesse, 24, from the Netherlands, spent five weeks combining the wine program with intensive Spanish. What Jesse valued most was how immersive it was, with…
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Israel
Intensive Spanish & Barman & Volunteer
Gil, 23, from Israel, calls a month with Mente Argentina the most unbelievable experience of a lifetime. The chance to combine courses and learn Spanish…
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Australia
Internship & Intensive Spanish
Andrea, from Australia, spent four weeks in Buenos Aires combining intensive Spanish every morning with an internship three days a week, and calls it fantastic.…
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United Kingdom
Volunteer
Sukhjeevan combined volunteering with the Spanish program in Buenos Aires, staying at a residence in Palermo right next to a main plaza. Location-wise, she says…
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United States
Intensive Spanish
Steven, from the United States, came to Buenos Aires for the intensive Spanish program and says it went really well. The school is in the…
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Zimbabwe
University Spanish
Philani, from Zimbabwe, did the Spanish program with Mente Argentina and found it a very good, somewhat relaxing program with really helpful staff. The activities…
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United States
Intensive Spanish
Mona, from New Jersey, spent a little over a week in Buenos Aires between Christmas and New Year's, taking a five-day Spanish class through Mente…
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United States
University Spanish
Michael, 33, from Penn State, had a great time in Buenos Aires. His main advice for future participants is to get out there: it is…
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Switzerland
University Spanish
Leo, 19, from Switzerland, spent two months in Buenos Aires taking the intensive CUI Spanish course. He chose a shared apartment with three students from…
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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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Switzerland
Intensive Spanish
Kewin, from the University of Lausanne, spent three months in Argentina, starting on the university program before switching to the Spanish program, and calls the…
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United States
Intensive Spanish
Brandon, from the United States, did the intensive Spanish program with Mente Argentina and calls it a blast. He finds Buenos Aires awesome, with so…
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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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Canada
Intensive Spanish
Andre, from the University of Western Ontario, spent six weeks in Buenos Aires taking Spanish classes he describes as really interactive and engaging, and he…
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Serbia
Internship
Sara, from Serbia and studying in France, spent four weeks in Buenos Aires interning at an NGO that works with homeless people. After struggling to…
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United States
Internship & Academic Semester
Peter, from Rollins College, combined the semester program with an internship and found both very helpful, learning a lot of Spanish along the way. His…
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United States
Academic Semester
Olivia, a junior from Bennington College, spent her semester in Buenos Aires taking drawing, anatomy drawing and other visual arts classes as extension courses, alongside…
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United States
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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United States
Internship
Ishmaayil, from Greensboro, North Carolina, came to Buenos Aires for the film and photography internship, hoping to advance his career in animation. Helping produce a…
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