My name’s Dave and I’m a New York City transplant who decided to make a lifestyle change and move to Buenos Aires for a year or two (UPDATE: now semi-permanent!). My goal was to really experience a new culture and lifestyle, learn Spanish, explore South America and meet new people. So far, the move has been everything I expected and more.
I was born in Michigan and moved to New York immediately after college. I loved NYC, but realized that the city can really burn you out. So, I sold/donated most of my belongings, took advantage of some savings and the fact that a lot of my work could be done over the Internet, and decided to make a change. This blog details my new experiences for friends, family and anyone else who may be interested. Hopefully it proves useful to you!
Feel free to send me any questions at dave [AT] discoverbuenosaires.com. You can also find me on Facebook or follow me on Twitter as well!
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7 responses so far ↓
1 Romina // Mar 31, 2009 at 8:13 pm
Hi Dave, can you give me your email please? Thank you!
2 DaVe // Mar 31, 2009 at 11:20 pm
You can email me at: dave [AT] discoverbuenosaires.com.
Thanks!
3 Pablo K. // May 14, 2009 at 4:32 am
I was pissed about being unable to use HotSpot Shield to view Hulu when one of the Google results led me to your page/blog. I'm a Porteño, and I found your views and experiences very intersting.
It's intriguing to know how a complete foreigner sees your city and it's ways, you've found yourself a new reader!
4 DaVe // May 15, 2009 at 6:49 am
Pablo – thanks for the comments and stopping by. I've learned a lot about the city and people in the last 6+ months. Definitely a fan of Buenos Aires and porteños.
5 aaron // Jun 21, 2010 at 9:29 pm
Hi Dave,
Thanks for the blog. I'm actually in a similar situation and looking to move to Buenos Aires for a year and really see for myself.
How long did it take you to learn spanish? Any good methods? How did you start? Did you pick a place first? You should start a forum on this site
6 DaVe // Jun 22, 2010 at 11:01 pm
Hey Aaron,
I'd recommend it if you can! I am still learning Spanish, but to be honest, I took a break after 6 months of it when I really should have kept it up. I had a great Spanish tutor in Buenos Aires and also took "Spanish for Foreigners" at the University of Buenos Aires (I have 2 posts on the site about this).
Check out http://www.baexpats.org for a good forum on BA. It helped me a lot.
Best of luck!
7 Donigan Merritt // Jul 31, 2010 at 8:51 am
I saw your request for a US power strip with a US 3-prong plug on an expat sight, I am not a member and could not respond to your request there. I have three of them, two still in the Ace Hardware package. My email address is merrittblog at gmail
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