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Broken promises and failed hopes… This is the journal of The Southron, an Emigrant from Florida who has spent almost 5 years in Uruguay... |
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I just don’t get out enough. Because of the wheelchair I have learned to work through surrogates to get most things done that are needful. Also, since living here in Carrasco requires an extra 20 or 30 minutes to get anywhere it fuels my disinclination to leave my desk. This is a mistake.
Over the last 8 months we have spent so much time focusing on how livable Montevideo is that we have largely ignored one of the key elements that make it so: Montevideo is the Capital City of Uruguay. That fact may sound obvious, and seem like an unimportant bit of almanac trivia, but it is [...]
It may not be a tough as giving birth, but it sure was a lot of work. The file was created on 22 July 2006, at 11:25:02. The last modification was made this morning (I hope). In just a few days less than 100, The Southron’s Guide to Living in Uruguay has been written.
Guest entry by Adrian, a British gentleman living in Slick Willy land (Arkansas to those who don’t recognize the reference): We both thank you for your kind hospitality shown to us, it was really great to meet the team. It seems that interest in the area is gathering momentum, during our stay at the Plaza [...]
And the correct answer is….
E) All of the Above. It really depends on what kind of account, at which bank and from which country you have a passport.
The entire process is counter intuitive.
For those of us who need the occasional foray into the evening drinking establishments, Montevideo is both adequate and has multiple offerings. In terms of an 'expat' scene there is not a specific place in Montevideo that I know of as an “expat hangout”. Generally speaking, nightlife in Montevideo starts Thursday and finishes Sunday morning.
This past week I started the treatment for the Staph infection in my leg that has dogged me for 6 years. I am being treated with a relatively new and highly succesful technique involving oxygen under pressure. I have been reading about it for a few years and have wanted to try it, but couldn't get it done in such technologically backwards places as Florida…
If I were to send you photos of the local walking down the street, you might think you were in Boston, Yorkshire, Hamburg, or many Antarctica.
Links to all the main services you will need in Uruguay–all at one place.
At least we know that the fire emergency service works—I am not planning on field testing the others anytime soon: somehow a burglary or heart attack seems to much to ask for…
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