I ended up going there totally by chance - my first option was rejected so I was reassigned to Buenos Aires, which I´m quite happy about!
There´s currently no financial support from Spain or the EU for Beca Munde scholarships.
It´s quite similar to the student life in European cities. There are lots of students about, but lots of them are international exchange students too, meaning that at times it´s difficult to really get to know and mix with the local Argentinians, who have a different rhythm of life. There´s none of the stress with jobs or exams here though, things always seem to be quite straightforward here.
Definitely. The city is alive twenty-four hours a day. There are plenty of places to travel to and visit around here, plenty of young people and the native ´porteños´, and in general the Argentinians are incredibly open and friendly since for them everyday problems have less significance than they do at home. Additionally, in comparison with European cities it´s quite cheap to live here, depending on the level of inflation affecting the country at the time. During the five months I spent in Buenos Aires, the prices of everything dropped quite rapidly.
The food isn´t any different from what´s available in Europe, apart from the meat. For every enthusiastic carnivore - myself included - this is the country for you. All meat is cheap and very good quality.
Delivery is also very common here, and surprisingly cheap. Pastries and pizzas, though a different kind to the Italian ones, are the usual order.
It´s relatively easy. I sorted out the first month whilst still in Spain and once I had moved in, I started looking for somewhere more permanent. There are organisations dedicated to helping exchange students (for example: Bais, Argentina for All) which make your life easier in a lot of senses, including finding accommodation. The IR office also helps you with necessary questions.
If you´re going to any city in Argentina, I recommend bringing as many euros or dollars as you can. You can exchange your money officially or illegally - if you do it at the bank, they of course take a commission, and you only receive half the amount of pesos you would get for the same amount of dollars or euros on the street.
The other option, and what I would say is the most common, is to take your euros or dollars to a particular place (for example: Calle Florida) where there are hundreds of semi-clandestine offices which will give you pesos for a much better exchange rate.
The official exchange rate at the moment is 1 euro = 16. 26 pesos. Using these shops, you´re likely to get about 20 pesos for every euro.
Aside from that, life isn´t expensive. You´ll notice that some products in the supermarkets are slightly more expensive than they would be in Spain, for example, but restaurants on the other hand are much cheaper.
For those whose native language is Spanish, the accent is a bit hard to understand at first, but you end up getting accustomed to it. They often use the same words as in Spain - others, however, can be totally different - but to refer to completely different things, including when talking about studies, which definitely threw me a bit at the beginning. For those whose native language isn´t Spanish, the universities often offer Spanish courses and in general everyone eventually adapts to talking in Spanish.
Most of the ´racket´ in the city centre is concentrated in three neighbourhoods: Palermo, Recoleta and San Telmo. Palermo Soho (for example, Plaza Serrano) harbours many bars, restaurants and clubs (called boliches in Argentina). In Puerto Madero there´s also some clubs, but they lack the student atmosphere.
This week, in order to improve my english I have come back again to the Erasmus meetings on Monday to practise for the oral exam. It has been even better than the first time I went.
There´s currently no financial support from Spain or the EU for Beca Munde scholarships.
It´s quite similar to the student life in European cities. There are lots of students about, but lots of them are international exchange students too, meaning that at times it´s difficult to really get to know and mix with the local Argentinians, who have a different rhythm of life. There´s none of the stress with jobs or exams here though, things always seem to be quite straightforward here.
Definitely. The city is alive twenty-four hours a day. There are plenty of places to travel to and visit around here, plenty of young people and the native ´porteños´, and in general the Argentinians are incredibly open and friendly since for them everyday problems have less significance than they do at home. Additionally, in comparison with European cities it´s quite cheap to live here, depending on the level of inflation affecting the country at the time. During the five months I spent in Buenos Aires, the prices of everything dropped quite rapidly.
The food isn´t any different from what´s available in Europe, apart from the meat. For every enthusiastic carnivore - myself included - this is the country for you. All meat is cheap and very good quality.
Delivery is also very common here, and surprisingly cheap. Pastries and pizzas, though a different kind to the Italian ones, are the usual order.
It´s relatively easy. I sorted out the first month whilst still in Spain and once I had moved in, I started looking for somewhere more permanent. There are organisations dedicated to helping exchange students (for example: Bais, Argentina for All) which make your life easier in a lot of senses, including finding accommodation. The IR office also helps you with necessary questions.
If you´re going to any city in Argentina, I recommend bringing as many euros or dollars as you can. You can exchange your money officially or illegally - if you do it at the bank, they of course take a commission, and you only receive half the amount of pesos you would get for the same amount of dollars or euros on the street.
The other option, and what I would say is the most common, is to take your euros or dollars to a particular place (for example: Calle Florida) where there are hundreds of semi-clandestine offices which will give you pesos for a much better exchange rate.
The official exchange rate at the moment is 1 euro = 16. 26 pesos. Using these shops, you´re likely to get about 20 pesos for every euro.
Aside from that, life isn´t expensive. You´ll notice that some products in the supermarkets are slightly more expensive than they would be in Spain, for example, but restaurants on the other hand are much cheaper.
For those whose native language is Spanish, the accent is a bit hard to understand at first, but you end up getting accustomed to it. They often use the same words as in Spain - others, however, can be totally different - but to refer to completely different things, including when talking about studies, which definitely threw me a bit at the beginning. For those whose native language isn´t Spanish, the universities often offer Spanish courses and in general everyone eventually adapts to talking in Spanish.
Most of the ´racket´ in the city centre is concentrated in three neighbourhoods: Palermo, Recoleta and San Telmo. Palermo Soho (for example, Plaza Serrano) harbours many bars, restaurants and clubs (called boliches in Argentina). In Puerto Madero there´s also some clubs, but they lack the student atmosphere.
This week, in order to improve my english I have come back again to the Erasmus meetings on Monday to practise for the oral exam. It has been even better than the first time I went.
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