Culture

There is no better time to come to Argentina than now! A lot of foreigners are reading the fiscal news about Argentina and wondering what is going on with the peso value and the economy here—the answer is, the peso value has significantly dropped in the past month which is bad news for residents of […]

Spanish has been named the second native language most used with over 500 speakers and the 3rd most studied language behind English and French!   In this day and age, it’s not difficult to travel around the world and find Spanish speakers in every corner of the world. In the sea of Spanish speakers across […]

Culture shock can happen to the most experienced traveller to the least experienced. I have travelled before, but I have never lived in a different country and what’s more a different continent. I have lived in Canada my entire life and my biggest challenge living in Buenos Aires has been not being able to speak […]

Buenos Aires is one of the most beautiful cities to visit in the world. Selecting only 5 of the top spots to visit was very hard. I left many great places off this list, but if you come to Buenos Aires these are a few of the must sees: 1. The San Telmo Market/Feria de […]

Learning Spanish? Needing a break from the books? Netflix comes to the rescue with tons of great series and films in Spanish… Hands down the best way to cement the grammar and vocabulary you studied in class is through immersion and removing English or whatever your native tongue is from your thoughts. But I guess […]

You may have noticed that Argentineans are obsessed with mate (‘mah-tay’). So what exactly is this strange and oddly cherished drink—and where can I buy one of those awesome mate cups?! Mate is a caffeine-packed infusion made from the plant yerba mate. It has an earthy, slightly bitter taste and has a purifying, antioxidant effect. […]

My parents recently came to visit me in Buenos Aires flying direct from Auckland, New Zealand, where I am from. After almost a year apart it was an epic reunion filled with hugs and laughter from many retold stories. I was incredibly excited to share the little life I had made for myself in Buenos […]

Last Friday, the 25th of May was a pretty special day. Not only was it the national day of Argentina commemorating their independence but because a lucky group from Elebaires left the city to spend a full day in the countryside. After only an hour journey from the city we arrived at Don Silvano’s horse […]

Elebaires is thrilled to announce that Buenos Aires has been ranked the best city for study abroad in all of Latin America, Spain and Portugal! We always knew this city was popular for international students with its urban desirability, passion for culture and thriving night life but QS has confirmed it releasing their annual Best […]

Christmas in Buenos Aires is a little bit different than most Europeans, and Northern Americans are used too. Whereas in most of their home countries it is very cold and, for the lucky (or unlucky) ones there is snow, Christmas in Buenos Aires is celebrated with temperatures well over 25 degrees Celsius. Here a story […]