Uruguay travel stories
So the festivities are all done here in Uruguay. And these people thoroughly enjoy their chance to let loose - specifically letting loose of their fireworks. If I were magically transported to Uruguay on Christmas Eve without knowing where I had been placed, had...
I am not speaking of the country's geographical size (that of Missouri, if you are curious). But rather in their detail to life, taking it easy, and at times appreciating the simpler side to the day. Specific examples: 1) Yesterday I walked through the main Plaza...
The first night I arrived to Montevideo, outside of my place I heard the rhythmic, powerful, and (at this time upon arrival) alarming pounding of hand drums. Since then I have heard this music, along with chorus singing, every weekend night and a few nights...
I am learning the ways of being a local...sort of. Sure, I walk down the street and people can tell (from my clothes perhaps?) that I don't exactly fit the bill as a Montevidean. But let's not focus on this for now. Just yesterday I received a fantastic...
What more could anyone ask for? You eat some of the best beef in the world for your main course every day. During your time off work, or during a leisurely stroll along the "Rambla" in Montevideo, you drink the best mate in South America. And when you are full of...
It's 12:43 in the morning here in the Ciudad Vieja (the touristy part of the center of the city). I have just returned from eating dinner with a new Uruguayan friend. This doesn't sound strange, does it? Dinners always can run late with a few drinks and good...
I've become a bit tired of getting charged five dollars, at least, on every transaction I enter into on the ATMs out here. Well, I haven't used them that much yet, but I will get tired of them very soon. So off to the Banco Republica de Uruguay I went today. I...
I've been in Montevideo, Uruguay for a week now. This is a smaller South American capital - some 1.7 million people.  I am here to live for awhile, to figure out the people, and most importantly to decide if I like what the city has to offer.  A few years...
