Elebaires
Although I have had previous experience of living in Argentina, coming to Buenos Aires was at first a bit daunting. It is such a huge city, and the pace of life here and the speed in which the Argentines speak does take some getting used to. I arrived at my residence and immediately felt at [...]
Capacitación para profesores de Español
No es fácil nuestra tarea como profesores de idiomas. ¿Querés enseñar español de una forma dinámica y actualizada? ¿Tus alumnos te miran extraño cuando les presentás el diario “El día” impreso? Definitivamente lo que vos necesitás es realizar un curso de capacitación en español enfocando en el diseño de materiales con las nuevas tecnologías. Ante [...]
Semana Santa in Argentina
Made any exciting plans for the long weekend to celebrate Easter? If not then don’t worry, we here at Elebaires thought we would give you some advice on how to make the most of your long weekend away from your intensive language courses. As you have 4 days (Thursday – Sunday), why not use the [...]
Afternoon Activities with Elebaires
What’s great about the courses at Elebaires is that they are all accompanied by a range of afternoon activities. This gives you a great opportunity to meet people and make some new friends but also means you can fully immerse yourself into the culture of Buenos Aires. You start to learn the social way of life by [...]
Elebaires for Older Students
Are you retired? Have your children flown the nest? Are you thinking of going travelling or taking up a new challenge?…….Why not come and take Spanish lessons with us here at Elebaires before embarking on your travels around South America? Our Spanish courses are suited to students of a vast range of ages, from young [...]
A Visit to Caminito, La Boca
Last Tuesday after our morning lessons a group of students from Elebaires were taken by Juani on a walking tour through Caminito, a famous street in the barrio of La Boca, an area of Rich Argentine history. Between the years of 1880 and 1930 La Boca, (a port hence its name “The Mouth”) was flooded [...]
Actividades: Walking Tour por el Barrio Chino
La semana pasada hicimos un Walking Tour al Barrio Chino de Buenos Aires. Es un área de la ciudad en el barrio de Belgrano en la que se encuentran diversos comercios orientales. No es un lugar exclusivo para la comunidad china sino que es un barrio que congrega distintas culturas orientales. La actividad comenzó en [...]
My First Week at Elebaires
Last week was my first very interesting week at Elebaires. I started as a student on Monday morning, when I was instantly welcomed into a very warm and friendly environment. The teachers and staff here at Elebaires are not only professional, but have the best intentions of each individual student at heart and are all [...]
ACTIVIDADES JULIO 2011 – Conociendo la ciudad de una manera diferente
Durante el mes de julio tuvimos distintas actividades en Elebaires. Hicimos caminatas por algunos barrios de la ciudad, visitamos museos, organizamos una clase de cocina de empanadas, jugamos un partido de fútbol y tours en bicicleta. Una de las salidas caminando que hicimos fue el barrio chino. Formamos un grupo de 5 estudiantes y comenzamos [...]
Learning Spanish with the Dead
Sometimes the journey is more important than the destination. At Elebaires we are great believers that regardless of which is more important the journey and the destination are both great opportunities to practise your Spanish. We would even go so far as to say that even visiting the dead can be a fun way to [...]
