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The best lifestyle in the world for the price… This is the journal of The Southron, an American Emigrant from Florida who has spent the last decade living in the West Indies, former Yugoslavia and Costa Rica. He moved to Montevideo, Uruguay at the end of February 2006... |
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After more than 16 months living in Uruguay I’ve come to the conclusion that there are least four languages in which I regularly more or less communicate. These are: English, Spanish, Spanglish and Ingspañol. (There is also a fair amount of profanity which may well have reached sufficient proportions to be considered a […]
It is 7°C outside now (for those of you in Yankee land, that is about 44° F). The winds are brisk and steady at about 40 kph (25 mph) and the sun is bright. As I look outside my window where the local football team (soccer to Yankees) practices, I see a clump […]
It could be worse! I could have snow up to my waist, or icicles the size of stalactites hanging from the roof, or roads made slick from icy rain or, you know the drill…
On the other hand, I could be hiding in the West Indies waiting for the latest killer hurricane to try to […]
Last week, I took the first small step in what will surely become my biggest adventure in Uruguay to date. As my regular readers know, after seven years of torment, the Staph infection in my leg is finally gone. The two worst results of these long years of infection and rigorous treatment […]
In every country in which I have been there is a least one cultural icon that is emblematic of that country.
• In the United States it is the single family car, the very embodiment of individual freedom of action;
• in the United Kingdom, one might […]
I think that this year March and April decided to switch with each other. Last year, March was absolutely lovely: it was sunny and warm, with the temperature very gradually slipping into the cool range. This year March was like a foreshadowing of an ugly winter: cold, wet, windy, and just generally miserable. It was […]
Those of you from the States who recognize the intelligence, veracity, modesty, helpfulness and overall sterling character of US car dealers (in other words you’re deluded) will enjoy finding the same sort of car dealers here. Actually, there is a really big difference: In the States, they really do want to sell you a […]
After months of waiting, the printed version of “The Southron’s Guide to Living in Uruguay” is finally available online at: http://www.lulu.com/content/579686.
This is a full-sized, 8½ x 11 inch paper back, with color covers and black-and-white inside. Because of its large size is much easier to read than the pocket-sized edition produced locally. The price for […]
Sunday at midnight, Uruguay goes off Summer time. This is the very same day the US goes to Daylight Savings. (European Summer Time does not go into effect until March 25, as I have been informed minutes ago.)What this means is that Uruguay will now be only 1 hour later than New York […]
The Lone Ranger had Tonto, Batman had Robin, the Cisco Kid had Pancho and The Southron now has Borko.
You may recall that on the 27th of January I reported that Borko finally had his visa application approved. However, due undoubtedly to the Southern Hemisphere Effect, it took more than a week for that visa […]
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