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Every year, more and more expats are settling down in Buenos Aires, Argentina, whether for a few months or an indefinite period of time. Most come to hone their Spanish skills, some to perfect their tango moves, others to study at a university or simply embark on a new adventure. Whatever their reason, many of them have one thing in common: they want to give back to their adopted community. But where to start?
Join us for the More than Mate II: Volunteering in Argentina meet-up on November 11th to …

Elisa Dejistani, persevera en la reflexión - que es una razón de existir - y lo hace por el camino de la poesía.Subjetiva la realidad, la hace intemporal y no la falsea. Incursiona con una sensibilidad rica en la obra de los grandes creadores. Se sabe su correspondiente y los traduce con lucidez, a veces con ternura, con depurada serenidad y comprensión. Su canto, expresivo y dinámico, perseguidor de los enigmas esenciales, posee una agudeza intuitiva, de cuya destreza nos informan estos versos:
Quizás, vuelva a contarte aquello que nunca creíste, …

short story:
Bra / Female, 1 ea.
Mr. Cafferty, who managed the Patio Iguana apartments, thought that old John Ackers was stealing brassieres off the clothes line.
But it wasn’t John, who hadn’t stolen anything since a couple of shoplifting adventures he had before the age of twelve, and who anyway would have thought that stealing under wear was kinky; unless, of course, the thief happened to be a woman and she planned on using them, which would be just being practical.
That morning John wasn’t thinking about Mr. Cafferty or brassieres. …

by Stephen Page

For the Buenos Aires Herald


Yes, they celebrate the commercial Halloween here in Argentina (Oct 31st), but the original holiday, founded in Latin America, is called ‘All-Souls’ Day,’ and is celebrated on November 2nd. On All Souls’ Day it is believed the souls of the departed visit their loved ones. On this day, the living put flowers on the graves of their departed friends and family, and they put food out in their homes for the visiting souls to eat — though the food is not actually …