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Laura is the best!!!!!!!!!!!! her number is 4433-2575 From: Daniela Melton, August 16, 2006 Give Maria Victoria a call- 4816-6938. The receptionist dosnt speak English but MV does. The address is Arenales 1942 3"A" in Barrio Norte. From BANewcomers: Diana Glass July 24, 2005 I will give you a fantastic source for incredible facials and aromatheraphy. One of our BAN group members, Laura Spradling Asiado, is skilled, well trained and efficient with skin care treatments. I am one of her regular customers for facials. She is also a beauty consultant and if you need help in a hair salon to avoid experiencing bad color jobs, she is available to do so. Her email is LSA@aromabella.com and her phone numbers are 4792-3541 and 5386-9026. She is also tri-lingual which is also good for guests and her prices are very, very reasonable. Plus, she is a very caring woman which comes across in her work. (click here to return to topic heading) Want to know all about fairs in Buenos Aires and the rest of the country!!! Go to this link. (click here to return to topic heading) Re: Since i am still in California, I just go to my local police station for fingerprints and a certication of no criminal record? Yes, going to your local SHERIFF’s office in California is an option as opossed to waiting up to maybe 6 weeks from date of request for an FBI report. But CALL your Sheriffs office in advance and get the skinny on time frames and procedure – which may differ from one Sheriff to another. Here is everything you need to know about getting an apostille in California: http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/notary/notary_authentication.htm From the BANewComers list: Most US government agencies these days have virtually every form available for download, or have a setup for requesting them online. There is a form that says it can be used for "letter of good conduct" for residency & employment in foreign countries, which may be the correct one, on the FBI website. The URL is: http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/fprequest.htm (click here to return to topic heading) http://www.fedex.com/ar/dropoff/#fedex%20shipcenter (click here to return to topic heading) Dear Ginger, as a native Spanish speaker you really got me on this one. I had not really thought about it. So I asked my mother and father and they had no way of explaining it either, they say it just comes naturally. Anyway I looked it up and hopefully this should help you. Regards Pedro Palabras de origen no-latino, de género masculino A continuación presento una serie de palabras, en su mayoría derivadas del griego, que no siguen las reglas morfológicas del español. También presento otras palabras que pueden presentar dificultad al momento de indicar su género. En esta sección encontrará algunos ejemplos de estas palabras. Por lo regular se trata de palabras cultas que pasaron al español directamente de otros idiomas. Todas éstas deben ser precedidas con el artículo el o un. Recuerde que muchas de las palabras que presentan estos problemas terminan en -ma, -pa y -ta. Por lo tanto, tenga cuidado al utilizar una palabra que termine así. No obstante, no todas las palabras que terminan en -ma, -pa, -ta son masculinas. En español existen "autoestima", "rata" y palabras similares, pero son femeninas. Si tiene dudas sobre una palabra específica, consulte un diccionario. drama Algunas palabras acaban en -ta, pero el uso del artículo masculino o femenino es el que determina el género de la palabra. Por lo general, se trata de palabras que aluden a una profesión, oficio o pasatiempo. Por ejemplo: el tenista o la tenista. Otras palabras similares son: Palabras de origen latino Existen otras de origen latino que llevan artículo masculino. Quizá la más común sea día. El caso opuesto es el de mano, del latín 'manus'. En latín esta palabra era de género femenino. Al pasar al español la terminación 'us' se convirtió en 'o', pero se mantuvo el género original de la palabra. Para resumir, se dice el día y la mano. From: Alfredo, August 26, 2006 Pedro is to be commended for a good job at explaining the use of articles in Spanish. Another problem that confuses the issue is that in some Spanish speaking countries different articles are used: for instance in Argentina we say "la radio" in Central america and other countries they say "el radio". In Spain, the computer is ''el ordenador", in Argentina is "la computadora"... I would say don't worry too much about it: Just like me, after 40 yr in USA, everybody knows I'm a foreigner by the way I speak or write, haha! (o jaja!). You'll never master a second language unless you learned it at a young age. Correct yourself as you go... From: The Komposer Team, August 27, 2006 This is nice: La sal, La leche (fem) in italian is Il Sale, Il latte (masc) another el agua (the water) but for sure a big discussion has been always what of these is tecnically accurated: La travesti, or El Travesti. From: Justin Martindale, August 27, 2006 agua in singular takes the article el and un, but it is feminine and in plural it would be las aguas or agua fresca. The same with ama, alma and many other nouns like them. From: Alfredo, August 27, 2006 What is correct: un ama de llaves (maid approximately) or una ama de llaves? I think it's the second one. Regarding travesti, if it's a biological woman she's una travesti y el travesti otherwise. I guess the problem you guys/gals have with the Spanish "article" reminds me of the problem we, not-native-English-speaking people have with prepositions: in or on, at or in, etc. etc. I never get it right!! (click here to return to topic heading) It has a low season (summer on Saturdays) and a high season (from April to December on Sundays). From: jane hallisey January 21, 2006 In the summer the feria de mataderos is saturday nights: http://www.buenosaires.gov.ar/agenda/index.php?menu_id=3135 A fair for locals, really wonderful. This spring we went on a late Sunday afternoon to watch the corrida de sortija: riders on horseback riding at top speed to poke a stick through a ring the size of ring you'd wear on your finger. I hear they run the corrida Saturday nights too. The folkloric music and dance on a stage in the square is interesting, there are some good homey parillas but the rest is endless stands selling tchatkes. Worth a visit to see the horse races. They offer pony rides to little kids and I saw quite a few ecstatic children. From: Cherie January 20, 2006 This fair in Mataderos is my favorite activity in all Buenos Aires! I go almost every Sunday. During the summer it´s closed and I´m not sure when it will reopen, but definitely go! It´s free, with live music and dance--tango as well as folkdance, lots of horses and gauchos, many interesting booths of artesenias and food, and wonderful parrillas where you can sit and watch the gauchos on horseback playing traditional games while you eat. From: Richard Shpuntoff January 20, 2006 This is the kind of fair you go to to be reminded that there is a whole other Argentina outside of Buenos Aires. A friend of mine who is a folk musician played there recently and when she started to sing a chacarera, a quarter of the audience whipped out their handkerchiefs and started dancing. From: Josef Mass January 19, 2006 It is on during the weekends, sunday in particular, and it is only about 30 mins from downtown on a bus. Just get any bus going towards avenida del trabajo, Liniers or Mataderos. From: Dan Perlman January 19, 2006 I think, though I'm not 100% certain, that the fair doesn't operate at this time of year, other than for a few special events. I seem to remember reading back in November that it was closing for the summer. I don't see a schedule posted on its website: http://www.feriademataderos.com.ar/ My writeup on the Mataderos Fair: http://www.saltshaker.net/20051114/gauchos-anyone From: DIANA METCALFE January 20, 2006 Want to know all about fairs in Buenos Aires and the rest of the country!!! Go to this link. From: Richard Shpuntoff January 22, 2006 We actually ended up going yesterday. During the summer months it is open on Saturday nights starting at 6 pm, though there are a lot less vendors and less groups performing but it was nice anyway. I don't remember the exact streets as I just take the 126 bus and get off at this stop I recognize, BUT looking at the map I am guessing it MUST be in the Plaza de Mataderos which is a Lisandro de la Torre and Tapalque (look at map 28 on the Guia T grids). A number of buses go there including the 55 and the 92. (click her to return to topic heading) I just met with a gentleman from a European financial firm that specializes in ex-pat financial planning. We spoke briefly about his firms services and my personal situation and found it very helpful. (click here to return to topic heading) My wife and I were in Florianapolis in January. It was awesome. I don't know about the weather this time of year though. Some things to keep in mind: Since Bush made it tougher for Brazilians to enter the States, Brazil has replied by making it tougher for Americans to enter Brazil. Inquire about Visa requisites before you go. Brazil roads are nicer than Argentina's in some ways, but the signs can be confusing. Bring a map if you travel by road. (It's a two/three day roadtrip, and fun! if you like driving.) Watch your speed in Brazil. They ticket speeders on the highway, and you'll have to pay any tickets before you cross the border back into Argentina. On the way back, if you want to take it easy, stop by in Entre Ríos in one of the Thermal Waters places. In Florianopolis you can stay in a hotel (we stayed in Costa del Sol), but there's also plenty of houses for rent per week. Look for signs that say "alúga-se casa" If you want a longer trip, either on the way there or on the way back, go up to Misiones and see the Iguazú waterfalls. It'll knock your socks off. (click here to return to topic heading)
You can order the same day, of course give them at least 3 hrs after your order is place for delivery. I use them to order from abroad to be delivery in Buenos Aires since they take credit cards online. (click here to return to topic heading) Has anyone heard about VoIP Stunt? ( www.voipstunt.com ) I use Skype but somone told me that this is better (click here to return to top of page) Free calling via the Internet between Argentina and USA
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(click here to return to topic heading) I highly recommend Santorini - We bought a 2 meter custom built leather sofa, lots of colors of leather to choose from, excellent quality, no blemishes. Of course Av Belgrano from Av Entre Rios (Callao after Rivadavia) is an area of the city with TONS of furniture stores, some good quality, others very inexpensive. From: alexandratsalas, August 31, 2006 Last but not least, we highly recommend a furniture store called KOOM in Palermo Soho on Nicaragua (between Thames & Borges). The shop's sole propriertor is a man named Andres. We bought many pieces from Andres and in some cases, had him build things from scratch. What's really great about KOOM, is that Andres works with all the furniture builders in BA -- and if you see a chair that you like in another store--you can go to him and he will invariably be able to sell you the exact same piece but for less money. He has many catalogs and even if you don't see the piece in his store, he can get anything in BA. Best of all, he gets the stuff made quicker than any of the other stores we've dealt with. Andres is a very reliable man who takes great pride in his work. He also speaks basic Englush Andres' email is info@koom.com.ar and his store number is 4833-4099 (click here to return to topic heading)
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