baexpats.com...11am, every Tuesday

I did it! I finally made it to a baexpats.com event after many months of lapse. Nice group. I won't try to remember everyone's name but it was impressive how diverse 10 people could be: sexes, ages, nationalities. A very well done and interesting variation on these kinds of getogethers in that you didn't have to be hungry at whatever designated dinner hour we proto-porteños eat, no one concerned themselves with the menú, no table service so there was none of the commotion of splitting the bill. Just 100% cafecito-talk among all us strange people with our strange stories.

It looks to be a regular thing, every Tuesday, sametime, sameplace.

I have been meaning to introduce a bit of discussion about the many ExPat/ Newcomer/ WelcomeWagon organizations that are available in town...but I haven't done so and here is a new kind of event that baexpats.com is trying for the first time and I'd like to get out a shout to Chris and Igor y Cía before it's too late.

I would dearly love your take on these groups both individually and as a whole. I am familiar with some personally, some I've heard of, and some are springing up like mushrooms it seems. I like baexpats though I have trouble coordinating my schedule with everybody on earth. The coffee break thing is walking distance from my house so I'm going to do my best to check it out.

Coffee breaks at 11 with www.baexpats.com

We would like to try something different this time. This Tuesday morning at 11am we are meeting for a coffee break at Aroma Cafe on the corner of Uruguay and Santa Fe. Number of people here have expressed an opinion that in addition to the our dinners we should do something that is less about food and more about conversation. Well, that means this Tuesday, Monday 9th is going to be your lucky day (or rather morning :).

Aroma is a chain of coffee stores similar to Starbucks. They do not seem to have a particular fixation on Argentine traditions and go beyond usual coffee with medialunas type of breakfast. You can select from several coffee brands and drink types, desserts are interesting. You buy things at the counter and take them to your table and the whole atmosphere is very informal.

We are going to meet downstairs - there is usually plenty of space there.

For a review of the place you can check this blog message.