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The best lifestyle in the world for the price… This is the journal of The Southron, an 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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As you know.my health has been an ongoing challenge for many years. While the health care here was not the reason I moved to Uruguay. it has certainly been a major benefit.
Even in the midst of pain, there was one really humorous situation that I thought would be a good way to restart my missives [...]
This will be brief. But I have been locked out of this blog for 6 months. I am back, my health is improving and I will start writing again. I have more than a few stories to tell.
This coming weekend is a 4 day holiday, so I hope to make up for some lost time [...]
As my patient readers know, I prefer to write about why I am here and not still living in the United States. I write these tidbits seldom, and try to write them without venom lest I turn this blog into a battleground (even if it would be one more akin to Manassas/Bull Run where the [...]
One of the very best things about being resident and working in Uruguay is that everyone who pays into BPS (social security) is entitled to participate in one of the Health Insurance Plans, which I have found to be very good. As you know, from previous articles, I use COSEM, and have been delighted with [...]
Early this morning, Uruguay changed from Summer time (UYST) to standard time (UYT). Since it is fall here, we turned our clocks back 1 hour. At the same time we made that change, the US made its spring foward to daylight saving time. The total relative time shift was 2 hours, some [...]
The following was sent to me by the Editor of the newsletter of the British Society of Uruguay and is posted at his request. I plan to see it and write a review–I always wanted to be a theatre critic…
In March a group of professional British actors come to Montevideo to stage a new play [...]
My nephew arrived for a week’s visit yesterday morning and brought with him my annual resupply of gigantic clothing from my favorite King Size Men’s Store; Omar the Tent Maker. His motto is “if it was big enough for Goliath, it ought to fit you too”. The only problems I have with them is that [...]
This is the time of year when I get even more confused than usual…
This past Friday was Saint Nicholas Day for the Slavic Eastern Orthodox Churches (like mine), but this coming Thursday is Christmas for Catholics, Greek and other non-Slavic Eastern Orthodox, and (I presume, most protestants and other Christians). Since Uruguay is a very [...]
Every time I start to think that perhaps ANTEL isn’t so bad, they do something to remind me that they are the worst, stupidest, most difficult and least professional telecommunications company in the civilized world. They are worse than Ma Bell when it had a monopoly–incredibly, they are even worse than ICE, the state-owned telecom [...]
I started by living in Carrasco, but after 10 months decided I want to be closer into the heart of the city. So, I moved to Buceo and spent two years there. Now I have decided to try los suburbios–the suburbs.
My new home is in El Pinar Sur in Departamento Canelones. (Have you ever noticed [...]
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