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Argentina Macro Pulse No.7: September 2026
Welcome Avatar! August was a bit of a strange month. Inflation hit its lowest level of the year, reserves reached a record high, the peso remained stagnant, and yet the real economy plummeted. Then, the government shifted the…
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Childlike Wonder
Welcome, aspiring polyglot! As we age, it is very easy to slow down or even stop learning altogether. After all, if you spent the first twenty or thirty years of your life learning, surely by your forties it is time to use the…
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The Non-Alcoholic First Date Playbook
The Death of the Nightlife Era I recently stopped doing alcohol dates. This was a combination of me focusing more on my health, going to the gym more, along with a gradual decrease in drinking and “nightlife” over the years. In…
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Anarchy in the BA
Welcome Avatar! At five o’clock in the morning on February 1, 1931, a man dressed in a brand-new, spotless blue mechanic’s jumpsuit entered the courtyard of the Palermo National Penitentiary. Today, that site is known as Las…
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That's a Little too Convenient
Welcome, aspiring polyglot! Recently I was talking to my wife about the biggest changes in our life since having a baby and what it really boiled down to is that a lot of things are less convenient than before. Rather, many of…
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August 2026 BA Real Estate update
Welcome Avatar! Time for our monthly check-in on the real estate market in Buenos Aires, and the overall sentiment is: stagnation. Prices have not really moved in months, mortgages are down by about a third YoY and deed volume is…
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The Most Generous Interpretation
Welcome, aspiring polyglot! When I was a kid, I don’t remember exactly how old, I remember having a conversation with my parents. It’s pretty easy to take things personally when you are hormonal and, man, those teenage years are…
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Patagonian Qatar
Welcome Avatar! Argentina’s oil and gas region of Vaca Muerta is booming and global banks are lining up over $17 billion to build out the country’s LNG export capacity. As we are watching the conversion of Argentina as an energy…
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Guide: How to Apply for a Permanent Driver’s License in Mexico City
Mexico City brought back the permanent driver’s license. For once, the bureaucracy actually did us a favor: pay 1,500 pesos once, and you’ll never have to renew your license again. This isn’t exactly a gift out of kindness. CDMX…
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Mexican Dating Culture: Smaller Mexican Cities
Continuing our series, Mexican Dating Culture , we are moving on to the final installment: Smaller Mexican Cities . In this series, I’ll dissect the variations in dating culture across different Mexican cities. Here are the six…
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Mexican Dating Culture: Riviera Maya / Beach Towns and Tourist Hubs
Continuing our series Mexican Dating Culture , we are moving on to the coastal party hubs of the Yucatan Peninsula: the Riviera Maya . In this series, I’ll dissect the variations in dating culture across different Mexican cities.…
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Hallucinations
Welcome, aspiring polyglot! An interesting quirk of teaching foreign languages in the age of AI is that you start to realize humans often hallucinate as often as AI does. Which makes sense. After all, humans did create AI. What…
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Argentina Macro Pulse No.6: August 2026
Welcome Avatar! The Macro Pulse report for August is full of streaks and setbacks, and goes over the reserve and inflation wins, with a deep dive on the morosidad issue of “defaulting families”, to see if the narrative that is…
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Mexican Dating Culture: Monterrey / Northern Mexico
Continuing our series Mexican Dating Culture , we are moving on to the industrial heart of Northern Mexico: Monterrey . In this series, I’ll dissect the variations in dating culture across different Mexican cities. Here are the…
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1000 Hours to Understand
Welcome, aspiring polyglot! It was recently brought to my attention that, while I do talk about it, I don’t talk about it enough. That is, how do you actually get to the point where you are able to understand a new language…
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Debunking the “Expat Invasion”
There is a persistent, tired myth floating around social media, foreign coverage, and local discourse that millions of white Americans are invading Mexico…living legally or illegally, driving up the cost of living, gentrifying…
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High Voltage Family
Welcome Avatar! In April 2026, a consortium tied to the Neuss family picked up a stake in the Argentine company that transports close to 85% of Argentina’s electricity across across the country. Most of you will probably have…
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Finding Your Voice
Welcome, aspiring polyglot! In class the other day, one of my students told me that he enjoys reading my articles because he can hear my voice in them. At first I wasn’t entirely sure what he meant, but then I realized I do tend…
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Mexican Dating Culture: Guadalajara / Central Mexico
Continuing our series Mexican Dating Culture , we are moving on to the cultural heart of Central Mexico: Guadalajara . In this series, I’ll dissect the variations in dating culture across different Mexican cities. Here are the…
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Mexican Dating Culture: Mexico City - The Capital
Continuing our series Mexican Dating Culture , we are moving on to the capital: Mexico City . In this series, I’ll dissect the variations in dating culture across different Mexican cities. Here are the six parts of the country we…
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Mexican Dating Culture: Western vs. Mexican Women
The problem is, there’s no straightforward answer to what dating in Mexico is like; it’s much more nuanced than most people think. Mexico is not a single, uniform entity. It’s a massive country comprising sprawling metropolises,…
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July 2026 BA Real Estate update
Welcome Avatar! While I was counting the June deed data for Buenos Aires a couple of things happened, and they all ended up in the same place: somebody else deciding what you may do with property you paid for. Yesterday the…
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The Green Handbrake
Welcome Avatar! While the chainsaw keeps roaring in Buenos Aires, a different battle over Argentina’s development was fought last week in a conference room in Busan, South Korea. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee circulated a…
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Essential Tools and Resources for Every Language Learner
Welcome, aspiring polyglot! For this post I thought I would outline all of the tools and resources that my students use throughout and beyond our time together. Questions are completely normal and one of the problems many…
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Keeping the Faith (TMAP)
Welcome Avatar! After changing the Argentine Central Bank charter and buying international reserves like there is no tomorrow, Argentina’s medium to long term outlook is starting to look more rosier from a macro perspective.…
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Blueprint to Securing First-Night Lays
This blueprint isn’t for newbies. It’s for guys who already get dates, don’t fumble basic conversation, and generally have their lives in order, but keep hitting the same wall when it’s time to go back to the pad for a…
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Living in the Moment
Welcome, aspiring polyglot! The other day we were at an event and it was impossible not to notice how many people were glued to their devices. I’m old. Not, like, knee replacement old. But definitely *sneeze and my shoulder…
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Habit Building
Welcome, aspiring polyglot! Over the past few years I have realized that the vast majority of people truly do want to learn and improve. The results of language acquisition within the public education system may suggest…
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Argentina Macro Pulse No.5: July 2026
Welcome Avatar! Macro Pulse No. 5 has landed, the monthly institutional report straight from the team advising the Milei administration on macro policy, exclusive to Founding Members. The July issue, in three words: reforms beat…
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The Empire Files Back
Welcome Avatar! Two weeks ago I told you the story of the shopkeeper who broke Argentina’s Golden Passport : Liping Yang, a Chinese supermarket owner from Entre Ríos whose citizenship request gave the Cámara Nacional Electoral…
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Efficiency
Welcome, aspiring polyglot! I recently reached out to my high school English teacher. With any luck she is reading this now! She was hands down the most influential educator I ever interacted with throughout high school (in 3…
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High ROI English Concepts
Hello! If you are receiving this email, it is because you are supporting me and my language acquisition project directly. Thank you for choosing to do so. With how many resources exist out there, I am truly grateful that you…
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Mexican World Cup Economic Mirage
The public data claims a multi-billion-peso windfall for Mexico City. But the structural reality may tell a different story for the average resident’s wallet… The final matches of the Mexico portion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup…
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That's not Noise, it's a Signal
Welcome, aspiring polyglot! The other day I gave someone some advice based on how I run my classes and how my students do things. Understandably, it seem implausible. So, to answer that comment, I wanted to talk about the…
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June 2026 BA Real Estate update
Welcome Avatar! Time for the monthly check-in on the Buenos Aires real estate market. The cash side of the market keeps chugging along, while the mortgage side just printed one of its ugliest year-on-year numbers since the…
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The Death of "Passive" Arbitrage
The Mirage You are sitting at an outdoor terrace in Polanco, sipping a 110-peso oat milk latte in a clean linen shirt. The morning sun hits the jacaranda trees perfectly, and for a second, the spreadsheet on your MacBook Pro…
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Companies in Portugal: Mainland and the Madeira IBC
This is the last post of Globe’s Guide to Portugal. If you want to read all Portugal paid and free posts in one 95 page guide, get the e-book here . Introduction From the previous posts, you may be interested in residency in…
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Residency and Citizenship Options in Portugal
This is a paid post of Globe’s Guide to Portugal. If you want to read all Portugal paid and free posts in one 95-page guide, get the e-book here . Introduction You are convinced. You want to become an NHR in Portugal. Today,…
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How to Pay 0 Tax in Portugal with the NHR Regime
Introduction By now, you know interesting spots in Portugal and why you might want to move there. Before delving into immigration and citizenship, we’ll talk about keeping your taxes between 0-20% in this beautiful country. This…
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Why Move to Portugal and Main Cities to Stay
Introduction Welcome, anon! In the last Globe’s Guide, we covered Brazil, a sunny, tropical country in Latin America. In this Globe’s Guide, we will cover another country with a lot of sunshine, but in Europe. Coincidentally,…
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Tax-Optimization in Brazil: How and Why You can Use a Local Company - Part 2
This is the last post on Globe’s Guide to Brazil. All the posts on Brazil have been compiled as an e-book on Gumroad . Starting next week, we’ll cover another Portuguese-speaking country: Portugal. Enjoy! Introduction At first…
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Tax Optimization for Residents in Brazil - Part 1
Introduction By now, you know interesting spots in Brazil and how to move there . Today, we’ll talk about keeping your taxes as low as possible once you’re there. Many people don’t know this, but Brazil can actually serve as a…
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How to Move to Brazil: Immigration and Citizenship Options
Visa and Citizenship Options in a Nutshell I know the feeling. You read the Introduction to Brazil , and you’ve imagined how life would be in this beautiful, tropical country. Now, you might be asking yourself: “How can I become…
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Brazil: What It's Like and Where to Stay
Welcome to the inaugural issue of Globe’s Guides. The way these guides are structured is that over the following weeks, we’ll cover the most interesting Flag Theory options in a given country. The most interesting flags will vary…
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