hello all! how’s it? as theyd say in the islands. anyways, sorry its taken me a while to log on and talk about my experiences in Uruguay. so some stuff might be a repeat from fubarrio (hehe). okay here we go. people here are very friendly, if you show respect for their culture and show and interest in [Continue]

(note: i accidentally didn’t wait for this to publish after the first time i typed it, so this is a retype. therefore forgive me if i miss some details) Everyday in Montevideo there is a vegetable market in one of the neighborhoods….on the street….”old school” style. On Tuesdays they come to our little (fu)barrio. [Continue]

So, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the cost of actually *getting to* Montevideo, and since the “visiting lamp is lit” there may be some of you who are actually toying with the idea. Unfortunately, in this regard, you have to be a pretty committed! — or rich in cash, frequent flyer miles, or [Continue]

Disclaimer: if u are one of the few who don’t have to worry about things as pedestrian as money, feel free to skip over this post. Why do you want to live/come/go to Montevideo??? This is one of the most frequently asked questions we get. I’ll attempt to list some of the reasons below: -Climate which is opposes [Continue]

….or is it “lighted”? We’re moved into the “flat” that will hold us over until the end of the year. On the “con” side: The lease is a little short and a little expensive….in addition, the short term nature of it means that getting high speed internet installed (a must) will be a little more [Continue]

Not sure if it would be seen if i just edited the original entry, but here is a snippet from it: “Our first stop was “arman suites” on a popular road for shopping, eating, (and also apparently construction, demolition, sawing down trees, accidents, beeping horns, loud diesel engines, etc. “ What I didn’t get a [Continue]

…So, as a continuation of my intial impressions….. This time of year the weather can be gloriously sunny and crisp. But, it can also be a little windy and downright cold. The buses, not blessed/cursed with the same emissions requirements can belch out diesel exhaust at an alarming rate. My travel partner (forever more referenced as [Continue]

Well, we’re here. The start of a big/long (hopefully) adventure. Although the majority of our “adventure” so far has been because of an untimely departure on the 10th of Aug with some very heavy bags, tons of skincare/makeup/cosmetics, and things generally considered dangerously liquidy, I’ll refrain from too many boring [Continue]