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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 [...]
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 [...]
Mark Twain once wrote, “The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated“. Now, I know how he feels. Of course, one also has to allow for the possibility that there were no rumors, only hopes… but more about that in a subsequent missive. The Copperhead keeps reminding me that the last time I wrote [...]
It has been more than 17 years since I was last covered by health insurance. Because of the brain tumor I had removed in 1990, I was considered “uninsurable”.
Providentially for me, I enjoyed decent health until the accidents that crippled me in 1998. By that time I was living outside the United States, [...]
With the cost of medical care spiraling upwards in the US, I thought you might be interested in what my maternity ward stay cost me.
The Doctor charged US$300 for he and his team.
The Hospital charge me US$400 for the private room, the srugical suite and miscellaneous items.
The US made balloon for my stomach cost US$1700 [...]
My hospital visits are always epic–in fact, any time I travel, I expect some comedic element to pop up.
In the morning of Thursday July 6th, at 0:dark:30, my entourage assembled for the procession to Hospital Militar. The Southron was accompanied by Borko, Santiago, and our newest assistant Oscar. I was wearing my usual very stylish [...]
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 [...]
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.
You may remember that a month ago one of the Americans visiting Uruguay had his passport stolen in Ciudad Vieja. Today, I was pleased to learn that upon his second trip, he checked in with the police, and to his surprise they had recovered his passport.
We also had a scare this morning when one of [...]
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 [...]
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