Expanish Volunteer Blog

Volunteering in another country is one of the best ways to spend time abroad, travel, lend your skills and abilities to a local cause, and make change in the world altogether. Can you imagine if everyone who spent more than a month abroad volunteered during that time? Think of the difference it would make in [...]

Argentina is one of the most fascinating country’s to visit in all of South America, and every thousands of visitors arrive in Buenos Aires, preparing themselves for their adventures to the rest of the country.  If you are volunteering in Buenos Aires, it is an absolute must to pack your suitcase or backpack, get out [...]

Planning or thinking about embarking upon a volunteering adventure in Argentina? There is plenty of preparation that goes into world traveling, but don’t forget the small stuff! While volunteering you will have the opportunity to go on excursions as well as work in very different and exciting settings throughout Argentina. Whether you are helping children [...]

If you have not heard of the phenomenon called Facebook, you are one of the few people that are missing out on the one of the biggest social networking sights in the world. Today, Facebook has more than 200 million users from almost every country in the world. What is a social network? It is [...]

Congratulations! You are coming abroad to beautiful Argentina to volunteer in Buenos Aires, the country’s most exciting city.  Buenos Aires is home to almost 13 million people and it is everything a big city is: exciting, fast-paced, and thriving 24/7.   No matter how long you are coming, or how short, there are a few things [...]

Buenos Aires, like many big cities throughout the world, is always in need for people with big hearts and a passion to help to come and volunteer themselves to worthy causes around and outside of the city. For many foreigners, this has become the latest form of travel; instead of spending day after day exploring [...]

Argentina is not only known country wide but worldwide for its locally produced and absolutely delicious wines. Only a few decades ago, the majority of Argentina wine was being sold to only its own residents, however today, Argentina is the world’s 5th largest producer of wine and growing at warp speed. It must be said [...]

Spanish is the official language of Argentina but the city of Buenos Aires has its own ‘take’ on the language adding a lot of Lunfardo (slang) in everyday talk.  If you are volunteering in Buenos Aires and speaking Spanish, it is important and fun to get to know Lunfardo as it will allow you to [...]

One of the safest ways to travel in any big city is to take a taxi. In Buenos Aires, taxi’s are an especially good way to travel as they are convenient (thousands of taxi’s line the streets in the city), they are fast (taxis manoeuvre the city like no other vehicle on the road), and [...]

Are you thinking about taking a vacation or some time off? It is a difficult time for everyone in this global economic crisis, but sometimes the best way to overcome a setback is to go out and experience the natural wonders of our great big world! Whether your pocket is fat or your only pulling [...]