Summer in Chicago is exciting - food fests and music fests abound. I know it's not happening for a while yet, but I'd like to mention the ¡Viva! Chicago Latin Music Festival, which takes place each year Grant Park.

Dates: August 23-24, 2008

Place: Grant Park (Colombus and Jackson)

Website: www.vivachicago.us

Great article on the Pilsen area of Chicago, a popular Latino neighborhood, worth checking out:

NYTimes Article

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Hello everyone,

I've been planning on taking Spanish classes abroad to further my skills in the language (and to have an awesome time seeing another country, immersing myself, having a unique and fun experience, among other things). 

I've decided to go to Argentina, Buenos Aires in particular, to study Spanish.  I'm arriving on the 5th of December, 2008.  I've looked into many schools and have narrowed it down to: Interhispanica, Español al Sur, EBA Trust, and Mundo Español.  As well I'm planning on doing a homestay for at least the first 2 or 3 weeks.

My question is, does anyone out there have any advice or suggestions, or comments?  Any helpful info is welcome.  I've never done a homestay before, and all the info I have on these schools is research and cross-comparison.  I've also never been to South America before.

I welcome any tips, suggestions, or anything you have to offer at all!

I'd just like to thank Spanishpod for helping me improve before I go, so I have less of a shock and more of a base to improve upon.

Hola Spanishpod team I'm Wahda a new student

I take a Spanish class once a week in my university

I'm new to this language and I love it I think it is a special one

Also I like Spain ! this is why I choose it to be my project topic

when starting my presentation of Spain project I would like to speak some Spanish

here what I will say

In Spanish: 

In English:

Good afternoon my classmates and Doctor Frank.

I’m Wahda and I’m going to present Spain for you.

I'm not pretty sure of what is written in red

can you help me with this?

and thanks for what you do =)

Buenos tardes mi compañeras y Doctor Frank.

Soy Wahda y voy a presente España por ti

I am an intermediate level Spanish speaker and I need someone to talk to in Spanish. Look me up in skype as whoopiedoo2.

I'm new to this forum; involved with the Pittsburgh Spanish Language Meetup. Hope to see yinz there!

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