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    Cartoons for the illiterate me

    wo ! You are completely correct about watching with Spanish subtitles (vs English translations): the written word-to-spoken sound connect is a much bigger issue than I had expected. I started to watch Casi Feliz (great stuff), and quickly realized that I had to slow the playback sped to 75% to...
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    Cartoons for the illiterate me

    BIG THANKS !! 3+3 = 6 2*3 = 6 36/6 = 6 1+5 = 6 THERE HAS TO BE A WAY !!
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    Cartoons for the illiterate me

    For the most part, I am only in CABA for several weeks each year (this year it was 6 wks, which became 7; next year the target is 8; ... the year before it was only 4 wks. The year before that... NTL the plan is to continue... You get the picture.) Admittedly, this only exasperates the...
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    Cartoons for the illiterate me

    I introduce my Spanish comprehension like this: “En un dia bueno, mi español es horrible; Hoy no es un día bueno." Sometimes, my Spanish is bad because my vocabulary is terrible. At other times, it is because the words that comes out of my mouth are simply …garble. (Ex: the other day, with my...
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    Looking to Rent: a studio near Parque las Heras Feb 29-Mar 8

    *tentatively* Feb 29 thru Mar 8, LOOKING TO RENT: a studio (1 person); ideally near Parque las Heras Have been in CABA, for the last 6 weeks and am considering extending my stay for an additional 9 days to complete a Spanish course in progress at UBA at this point, I’m only doing my homework...
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    Where to watch a football game?

    At the moment, I am feeling truly like a dummy, in that I really really really can’t tell where any of the games are being played …here, there, even (aurghhh…) ESPN ….help (?)
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    Where to watch a football game?

    This is perfect (am being American, I can say… Spot On too!!)
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    Where to watch a football game?

    Would be great if I didn’t need to read ‘FÚTBOL PARA DUMMIES’ first (But thanks!)
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    Where to watch a football game?

    FANTASÍA MUCHAS GRACIAS!!!!!!
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    Where to watch a football game?

    ...will be in CABA for several more weeks (till the end of the February) and I would really like to see (ARGENTINE) fútbol ! (A`a game I admittedly know very little about.) Searching online for a schedule, tickets... even which teams to watch, at what stadiums to see them takes me to ESPN...
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    Buenos Aires - Mar del Plata (en tren)

    Thanks And….. you are right, everything is sold out !!!! (So much so that you want to ask: “add more trains”. NOPE, not asking; I know better =:-) lol
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    Is it a bad idea to open my laptop in the parque?

    Sometimes, I should listen to my own instincts (LOL) …..the advice I would ALWAYS give is: "If you're asking... it is" !!
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    Is it a bad idea to open my laptop in the parque?

    (the advice I would ALWAYS give is: "If you're asking... it is"; nonetheless... Even in NYC (I'm from Brooklyn), (nowadays) you will see people sitting on the subway, and in the parks (selectively - of course) working on their laptop. In CABA (I live in Barrio Norte-ish, next to Parque las...
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    Buenos Aires - Mar del Plata (en tren)

    buen dia, Has anyone made the trip from CABA to Mar del Plata by train. There seems to now be a direct train between the two locations. And at a impressively low fare: (between 3.900 and 13.700; roughly $5 and $15 USD - ¿Puede esto ser correcto?) Yes, i do realize it is not a short voyage...
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