Culinary Arts Degree Programs

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My time with Mente was an all-around great experience. Not only did Mente help coordinate an amazing homestay and Spanish immersion program, but they also organized constant group activities so participants could get to know each other while exploring some of the best spots in Buenos Aires. They took care of all the little things like providing me with a local SIM and SUBTE card, and Mente even let me store some bags in their office while I went backpacking throughout other parts of South America. I learned a ton of Spanish, felt comfortable throughout my entire stay, and met interesting people from all around the world. Highly recommend to anyone considering an immersion program.

Mente did a great job coordinating and organizing my stay in Argentina. This was my first time in South America and Mente made sure that everything was right. The staff was always reachable and was very supportive to make it the best experience possible for all members to intern, attend school and/ or live in Buenos Aires. Events and activities were always available for everyone to attend, which was a great way to make new friends. Overall, I would recommend this program to anyone interested in traveling to Argentina!

I was looking for a cooking school that allowed you to actually participate in the preparation, cooking, and eating of the meals but having into account that I am already a cook I just wanted to make my way up to chef of a restaurant and here I learned everything I needed in terms of confidence, skills and current market. My Dad found this place and saw the abundance of classes offered and knew I'd find something here. The Master was absolute amazing from the beginning to the end. I enjoyed so much everything I learnt there. Now I can say thanks so much to have this great Master that allowed me to be a true competitor in this world to be the best chef ever in my town and open my own restaurant!

I just did the Mente Argentina University Spanish Program and it was a lot of fun. The Spanish program was really relaxed and the classes were pretty personalized so I got to learn a lot while practicing. Also, Mente did a really good job taking me around and letting me see new things in the city which I really enjoyed, it’s a beautiful city, so I’d really recommend it.

So I did the 1-year MBA program at the University of Belgrano through Mente Argentina and it was a really great experience. On the side of Mente, they really helped me, setting up a place for me to live in an area like Palermo where it’s safe, and also fun, where you can go out and do a lot of cool things. One of the things that I really appreciated about Mente is that they really help you by providing events every week so that you have things to do and you can meet people when you don’t know anybody. Mente really provides a fun environment, they walk you through everything when it comes to getting your visa and all of the government stuff which can be really confusing when you don’t speak fluent Spanish. With anything at all, the Mente staff is there to help you and support you. I really enjoyed my program at UB, I learned a lot in my classes that I am going to use now when I return to the US to start working. When it comes to the teachers and the environment, they really do go out of their way to help you. They understand that maybe you don’t speak perfect Spanish on the same level as some other students in the class, and they work with you on that. I would rate my experience with Mente very highly, I would recommend it to anyone who wants to come to Argentina, be it for a MBA or just for a few months for some Spanish classes. You’re gonna see everything that Argentina has to offer, and you’re not forced to do anything, but you have the opportunity to do a lot of cool things that Mente includes in the price. I would recommend the MBA program to anyone that wants to do a MBA abroad, in my job interviews it has really been something that has differentiated me from other candidates, so it’s already providing value.

Hi, my name is Ann Strange and I found Mente Argentina because I was looking for some coding classes to advance my skills and an immersion Spanish program in South America. Now I know that not a lot of people travel for coding school, but Mente found me one of the best programs around and one of the best Spanish immersion program. It was luck that I found them and I’ve had such a great experience. I think that I was trying to recreate my college abroad experience. I really liked how Mente tried to create social events a few times a week because that helped me meet other students that were studying other things in Buenos Aires. We all had something in common and that is that we are all looking for adventure, Spanish immersion, and Argentina. I’m sad that my program has come to an end, it was so much fun, but I am really glad that I chose Mente Argentina.

Hi, I’m Alma, I’m from Finland. I did the University Spanish Program through Mente. I really enjoyed my Spanish course – it was really effective and the teachers were really good, so I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to have a really intense Spanish teaching. I love Buenos Aires a lot and I don’t want to go home ever. At Mente everyone was really helpful, I really enjoyed all of the social activities. Anything you could possibly need, Mente will help you with it. I really recommend it!

How’s it going? My name’s Dusty, I’m from Montana, USA. I did the Mente Master’s Program in International Relations at the University of Belgrano and I had a really great experience. I’ve been here for 16 months now and I’m about to leave. The program is all in Spanish, you have to do presentations and papers all in Spanish, which was difficult because my Spanish level wasn’t that great, but they work with you and help you learn as you go, and there’s a lot of help with the Mente coordinators and with the school as well. I had classes with ambassadors from Mexico and Nigeria and people from all over the world were in my classes, which was really cool. It really is an internationally-based school, which is great because now I have friends from all over the world. Also through the Mente program I met a lot of people from all over the world as well, and now I’m leaving here with a lot of friends that I’ll hopefully have for life because of this program. Make sure you go to the events and take advantage of the program because they really are a good pathway to get to know the city and to meet people who are doing the same things that you are. My apartment was awesome. Buenos Aires is a great city. You can do a lot of physical activity here, there are great parks, a lot of things to do for every type of person, if you like to go out at night, if you like to walk around – it’s really just a great place and the people are really nice and friendly. That was great, I felt welcomed here. I brought my dog and he had a great time and it was a great city to have a dog as well... they’re really dog-friendly and there are lots of parks for him as well. It was a really great program and I would definitely recommend Mente for anybody who wants to do their Masters or any other program because it’s a truly unique experience that you wouldn’t be able to get in the US.

Mente Argentina offers great activities included in the program, like city tours, La Bomba, Tigre and you get to meet other people and do all these activities that I wouldn’t do by myself. They were all so much fun.

Hi, my name is Madison from the US. Three things that I really want to bring to your attention about my stay here was my host family, it was an awesome family and they always made me feel like I was part of it. Second will be Mente, all the emails they sent us with all the new things to do in the city, always checking up on you making sure you were ok. And three, the culture here, they were always friendly and love foreign people. It’s really easy to feel like you belong here.

Hi my name is Morgan, and I am from San Francisco California. I came to do a Semester Abroad at the Universidad de Belgrano. One thing that Mente did that was great that really surprised me is that they were always involved, always around, there was always something to do every week. I was able to ask them stuff that I needed for the kitchen for example, and they were always communicative and willing to solve any small issues, I think that was the best parts of Mente is that when you come to a new country is always hard and it’s super nice to have someone find you an apartment and basically apply everything for you and that made the process so much easier and so rewarding.

Hello everyone, my name is Ella and I come from Finland. The first thing I would like to say is: if you are planning to come to South America, especially Buenos Aires, you should definitely do it. I came here with Mente Argentina and it has changed my life. I started doing just Spanish classes and now I’m doing a Master’s Degree in Universidad de Belgrano. Everything has worked amazingly with Mente always. I am going to miss my Mente apartment, where I lived and met my best friends in South America. Don’t hesitate, and just do it because you are going to enjoy your life here.

Hi, my name is Camber and I am from North Carolina in the United States and studied abroad through Mente Argentina and I went to Universidad de Belgrano studying sociology and political science in English. It was really nice to been able to take classes in English because when I came here my Spanish wasn’t good enough. The professors were super friendly and helpful learning how people learn in different countries. It was nice taking classes from all over the world. Mente was very nice because I was in a home stay and then I opted to move into an apartment and it was as nice as my apartment in the US and very great view of the city, great location and accommodation. It was nice to live with two other girls. Mente organized activities in the city like Tango nights or going to Tigre and Mente was helpful to organize my trips to Ushuaia and Cordoba and Mente staff was great at helping me. I would recommend the program to anyone if you are a city person, Buenos Aires is really great. Very European city and the nightlife is amazing.

Hi my name is Claire and I lived in the shared apartment with other girls in Recoleta. I really liked Recoleta because I felt really safe, we were able to walk around. I probably said that my favorite thing about Mente was all the excursions they promote, many of my friends initially didn’t know what to do but Mente was helping so much with all the things on what to do during the week, like Bomba and the Tigre excursion or having an asado and a Polo Day. I really just love the energy of Buenos Aires. I am from Colorado so I have never lived in a big city. Buenos Aires has a thing happening at every hour of the day in the different barrios. I also got to go to Iguazu which was really fun to, one of the amazing things you can do. I only wish I could have changed my travel time, I really wanted to see the north and Patagonia and Mendoza. I loved Buenos Aires and I made so many friends and I am going to miss everybody. As far as my internship, I never worked for an NGO so I learned a lot and it was very insightful and I discovered their processes that I would never imagine they run, practicing Spanish with my coworkers was really fun. My only recommendation is to get to know more locals because it is easy to fall into the habit of hanging out with Mente friends that only speak English but some of my favorite experiences were meeting random people and getting a local perspective. I can’t believe that Im leaving, have fun!

I went on my first Spanish Program trip through Mente and it was nice to have a big official company behind me to offer advice and support before I went (gave my parents peace of mind). It was also brilliant to have an incountry coordinator to meet us at the airport and always be there to help! The schools are all very nice and well equipped. Nice people, good teachers. And I had a lot of fun. I liked my Spanish teacher Patricia who was very patient! She was easy to work with and I learned a lot. I would definitely recommend the language Spanish program if you want to learn or advance your Spanish. I also loved the fact that they offer shared apartments as primary housing as opposed to other companies that only offer student dorms or homestays. My apartment was also really nice (I got a huge room) located in a great area called Palermo. I met a few awesome people and had hundreds of experiences I'll never forget. Probably the best trip in my life. I would do another study abroad with Mente Argentina all over again.