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Federico tells us how the Buenos Aires night life really is. Nights here don't finish at 2am - sometimes they haven't even started by then! With so many different areas to see, we let Federico's imagination run wild through the liveliest places in this party city. The only thing we forgot to ask is when they actually sleep...! Free MP3 download here

Federico tells us about a voluntary project organised by staff at the Hospital Britanico, providing medical care for a deprived village near to Salta. Listen to his use of the past tenses and also the experience he describes of working in an extremely resource limited setting. Download MP3 here

Tomas de Colombia da una cuenta de su país y como son las fiestas de este país. Incluye La Pascua, La Navidad y muchas más.  Así puedes aprender muchas palabras que necesitas para describir un lugar y tambíen la cultura! download mp3

Hablamos con Diego, un ingeniero de Argentina quien nos ayuda a aprender como hablamos sobre el trabajo. Por ejemplo, nos ensena como a decir: A que te dedicas (what is your job)? Como eligiste (how did you decide)? y como es un dia tipical (how is a typical day?  See the free transcript of questions here.

Si quedas en un país LatinoAmericano por mas que unas semanas, probablemente necessitarás ir de shopping. Marina de Argentina explique a Naomi como se llaman las ropas que llevan los hombres y las mujeres.  Nos ensena unas frases util a usar en la tienda y tambíen nos conta donde estan las tiendas mejores en Buenos Aires.

Este fin de semana, fuimos al camping y aprendimos sobre el asado... In Mar de las Pampas, just north of Mar del Plata in Argentina we found a string of pleasant beaches with a relaxed atmosphere where we spent the weekend camping.  Everyone else at the campside was cooking on the "parilla" or "asado" (barbeque) so we asked one of our fellow campers (Miguel - muchas gracias!) to teach us about

Santiago our amigo from Buenos Aires met up with us on the "Ruta 7 Lagos", one of Argentinian Patagonia's best known regions for an active holiday.  We hence decided to drag Santiago up to 2400m of steep ascent to get a better view of the scenery.  Listen to the words that he uses to describe the route and the places nearby such as el Parque Nacional and the methods of transport you can use

Here we hear about "El Programa Asistencia Medica Thomas Elkins", a voluntary program led twice a year in a remote village near to Salta in the North of Argentina in which a group of doctors from Buenos Aires bring medical resources and set up a basic clinic helping impoverished patients have access to basic medical care. Email us to find out more about making a donation to this program.

Dr Gallagher tells us the fascinating history of the Hospital Britanico de Buenos Aires, including his experiences when he first arrived in the 1960's.  Listen to the examples of the past tense that he uses as he relates his interesting story about the staff at the hospital at that time and the kind of patients that were most commonly encountered. It's a relief to hear that they also had the

Mauricio one of the urology residents at Hospital Britanico in Buenos Aires teaches how to interview a patient with a Urological complaint. Listen to the urology vocab he uses and the terms you would need in the clinical examination. Download MP3 here or search for latinelective in itunes

Damian, one of the "Staff" (consultant) talks to us about diseases and treatments in "Reumatologia".  He includes different types of arthritis ("artritis"), systemic lupus erythematosus and number of other systemic rheumatological conditions.  Watch this space for the vocab list, coming soon. Damian nos conta sobre las enfermedades reumaticas y las palabras que necessitamos. Download mp3

Dr Barreira, jefe del servicio de reumatología y director de docencia y investigacion, quien nos invitó a trabajar en el hospital de Buenos Aires, habla sobre el hospital y que ofrece a los estudiantes y los medicos que se quieren formar allí. Learn about teaching and research at Hospital Britanico and what's on offer for medical students and doctors who want to rotate there. Note the formal

En este podcast Tomas nos contó en detalle como es la vida como fellow de Reumatologia en el Hospital Britanico.  Escucha vos las actividades que podrias hacer si eliges a formarse aqui. See our contacts page for more information about arranging an elective at the Hospital Britanico. Download MP3 here or search for "LatinElective"in iTunes.

Argentina, su regiones, sus accentos, sus rituales, Lunfardos y el Maté! Leandro de Buenos Aires gives us some fascinating insights into Argentinian life and how the language and rituals vary throughout the country.  "El che es una palabra que nos ha charactizerado en el nivel mundial por un personaje que fue che guavara" he tells us as he reels off a list of useful "Lunfardos" or slang words