OT: Buenos Aires

I've been in Buenos Aires for the past week, here until mid-December when I fly back to spend time with my family during the holidays...

I did a short-term rental of an apartment through an agency--- I think it's probably pretty expensive relatively, but with my rent, utilities, and high-speed internet, it costs no more than what I was paying in Las Vegas (though, I did have a pretty nice pad within walking distance of the Strip in Vegas).

After the holidays, I don't know if I will come back here to stay longer, but I'm definitely going to be going somewhere Spanish-speaking.

I hope this doesn't come off as a brag post or anything--- my intention is just to encourage people to take advantage of the freedom that playing SNGs for a living gives you... it's easy to burn out, playing poker day after day... but I can't imagine burning out if I am able to be in a foreign country, exploring a new city during the day, taking a few hours of language lessons every week...

I really appreciate poker right now, and all the downswings and bad beats and miserable sessions are worth it.

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how old are u? do u have a college degree? how many tables to do play? Do u use a laptop or take a full sized rig w/ multiple monitors w/ you? Do you take time off from SNG's while out of the country? The idea of traveling after i graduate seems really appealing... should i start planning now? i graduate in my...

I'm 30... graduate degree in engineering

I 8-table... I took my laptop down here with me, along with some other computer equipment (Vonage VoIP phone adaptor, external harddrive, digital camera)... I bought a CRT monitor when I got here, because shipping my Dell wasn't economically feasible (but---- I really miss my Dell LCD monitor... I'm not going to leave without it again)

I only play about 4 hours a day, so it's not hard to maintain that schedule while abroad and still do a lot of stuff during the days... also, Buenos Aires is a nightlife city, so after I'm done for the night, there are still a ton of places to drink (and dance, but I'm not really a dancer)

For anyone traveling abroad that will have access to high-speed internet, I highly recommend getting a VoIP phone service... It works great--- I don't notice any difference in quality from a regular landline--- and you get unlimited call-time to any number in the US or Canada for $25/month (at least, that's what Vonage charges).. plus I have a number that is local for my family, so they pay no long distance charges to call me. In terms of keeping in touch with my friends and family, there really is no difference from me being in Las Vegas or anywhere else in the world. It's pretty cool.

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Very cool. Diviertase.

Si, muy divertido.

It's taking some getting used to the porteno accent though--- the little spanish that I know is strained when everyone uses a "ssh" for "ll". Like calle ends up being "cashe".. y "Yo" is "zho"... I think it's just particular to Buenos Aires, and not in the rest of Argentina. It's thrown me for a loop [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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I had an Argentinian spanish teacher and she talked like that.