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[LuizaP]

Hi! I am a Portuguese citizen, also a Brazilian passport holder (my mother is Brazilian)and I would like to make a non-paid internship with Spanish classes in Argentina. Not in Buenos Aires but in other big city. I would like to know more about prices, services,ecc. I am a Marketing student. Thank you!

[charlottepujolm]

Salut Luiza,

I made an internship in Cordoba. It was nice, people are warm and friendly. Now I am looking forward my next trip to Marrakech but saw your post and thought I could give you a couple of advices:
Most schools Spanish Schools are REALLY expensive! Before I went to Cordoba I contacted many schools and prices were too much expensive. But for internships,most enterprises ask for at least intermediate level of the language so I had to took classes. And the cost of accomodation for foreigners is also not so cheap so I contacted a company called Betanbauer, they offered me accomodation, Spanish classes and even legal protection,something that was very useful when I lost my passport in Buenos Aires!
If you meet (and I'm sure you will!) other students willing to travel, you can organize a trip on your own, don't pay for these packages for foreigner students, it is boring, you never speak in Spanish and it is also more expensive. Some tourist attractions are for free! For example one of these "travel agencies" sold me a pack to visit Che Guevara House and I paid 50pesos but then I find out I could have only paid only 10 pesos.
Other thing: take care of some fraudster,specially when looking for accomodation. One of my roommies was really upset because before he moved to our house he used to live in another one where the owner was a faudster who didn't give back the deposit and kept for himself things my friend left in that house.
If something else comes to my mind I'll let you know!

[texkourgan]

Thanks for all the personal expertise charlottepujolm!

I would also recommend the Expat Guide to Buenos Aires. It offers a complete guide to becoming an expat in Argentina, including a section on internships. Best of luck!