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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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Bringing Household Goods Duty-Free—PART TWO

Posted by southron on May 24th, 2008

Judging from the phone calls and conversations I have had, it seems as if some people just don’t understand (or refuse to understand?) plain English.
In my previous post, I quoted attorney Mark Teuten as saying, in part, that housebhold goods…”can be brought in free of tax within 6 months of the grant of permanent residence.” […]

Panama versus Uruguay

Posted by southron on May 4th, 2008

Very early this past Thursday morning I returned home to Uruguay after a 12 day trip to Panama. I had not been there in four years and was interested to compare it to Uruguay since it had been the prime alternative to moving here.
Panama was incredible! It was the most dynamic city I […]

Christos Rozdajezija! Christ is born! Hristos se Rodi!

Posted by southron on January 7th, 2008

Happy Orthodox Christmas!
Today, January 7 is Christmas for the Eastern Orthodox Slavs. This is because we still use the Julian Calendar for calculating the Church Calendar. The fact that it is 13 days later than the civil calendar is simply an added benefit—it lets us shop for Christ during the after-Christmas sales and […]

Jingle Bells Revisited

Posted by southron on December 11th, 2007

Dashing down the street,
on my cripple’s trike,
Through the streets we go,
doing what we like.
Borko is in tow
On his mountain bike
What fun it is to dodge a bus
And live til Christmas Night.
Pocitos, Buceo
traffic all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
My ‘lectric trike today
La Rambla is a mess
cars are everywhere
Christmas here in Uruguay
is […]

Busy, Busy, Busy….

Posted by southron on December 2nd, 2007

I have really been remiss in writing in this blog, but I’ve simply been so busy with my real job that I have not had time to do it.

Therefore, this entry is going to be catch as catch can…

FIRSTLY, the weather is absolutely, positively, wonderful! Warm, sunny days without any humidity, and cool pleasant […]

Go East Young Man (to a Party in Piriapolis)!

Posted by southron on October 9th, 2007

This Saturday Ken and his Family will be hosting an open house in Piriapolis.
This will be a wonderful chance for members of our online community in Piriapolis, Punta del Este and points east, both Uruguayos and extranjeros alike, to get together. (Somebody please get on the conch shell express and let the Aussie colony […]

Record Crowd at Open House regaled with a Magic Show!

Posted by southron on September 21st, 2007

Last night we had a record crowd at the Thursday night Open House gathering we host every week at our offices in Buceo.
Something more than 50 people, Uruguayos and Extranjeros piled into the “clubhouse” behind our offices for food and drink and fun. This week, we were pleased to have a magic show, featuring […]

Cannibals

Posted by southron on July 27th, 2007

During the 27 months I was in Costa Rica I was cheated, scammed and lied to by so many people that it is hard to keep track.  However, the misadventure that is foremost in my mind happened almost immediately after my arrival there.  It was my first encounter with a real live cannibal.

One of the […]

This post is only useful for citizens and refugees from the USA (and the occupied Confederacy).
The big question is how do we keep our US$80,000 exclusion on earned income without running afoul of Uruguay’s new personal income tax. I wrote about that previously in Avoiding the US/UY tax trap…
As you may know, my “real […]

10 years after my Independence Day.

Posted by southron on July 4th, 2007

Today marks the 10th Fourth of July since I moved outside the United States. Over the years I have been questioned about that move and about my continued foreign residence.
It all started for business purposes. But over the years, I became more distant from the US—each time I returned it felt more and […]


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