Living in Uruguay





Living In UruguayHello and welcome to my Living in Uruguay homepage.

A while back, I decided to take some time away from the corporate workplace and travel to Uruguay, South America. My decision to travel to Uruguay, instead of other South American countries, was as much by chance as anything else (as you can read in my post "Why Choose Uruguay?".)

You may notice in my writings that I developed a great fondness for this smaller country, overshadowed to the north by Brazil and the south by Argentina. Your impressions are correct. Uruguay is a country filled with wonderful people, outstanding beaches, and a warmth unseen in many places.

This Living in Uruguay section is dedicated to this wonderful country. If you're fortunate enough to visit, be sure to not only embrace their culture, but their language. I used this Spanish program before my arrival. You can download it now and begin immediately.

In all of my writings about Uruguay, I try to bring you not only the facts and references of a location or event, but what it felt like through my experiences. I hope you enjoy and get to Uruguay for a visit soon.

Salud,
Richard

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Sep 24 2007

Uruguayan Nightlife

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Uruguayan Nightlife

I once read, when I travelled to Madrid, Spain many years back, that the Spaniards embrace nightlife unlike any other culture. I believe the exact statement was…”if you think New-Yorkers know night-life, you will quickly realize that the Spaniards know better”. Continue Reading »

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Sep 05 2007

Living In Uruguay–Richard’s Freakonomics

Published by Richard under Economics, Living in Uruguay

Richard’s Freakonomics

Tattoos, Uruguay, and World Economics

I met a girl named Maria the other day which is not unusual because a large number of girls here bear that name.  What was unusual is that Maria had a tattoo, or as Vince Vaugh’s character in Wedding Crashers says, “might as well be a bullseye”. Continue Reading »

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Aug 26 2007

Living in Uruguay, Arrival

Published by Richard under Living in Uruguay

Introduction

Words are best imprinted on the mind out of necessity and I think mother nature currently wants me to know the word for “umbrella”. It’s a rainy night here in Uruguay, Sunday, August 26, 2007 at 6:45 pm and I have now been here for just about one week. Continue Reading »

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Aug 15 2007

Why Choose Uruguay?

Published by Richard under Living in Uruguay

“Why Uruguay?”                       

“Uruguay…why Uruguay?”  is the most asked question often accompanied by the confounded look of one trying to place Uruguay on their mental map.  But the question is the answer. Continue Reading »

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Aug 01 2007

Living in Uruguay: Introduction

Published by Richard under Living in Uruguay

Hello, and welcome to my Uruguay website.  My name is Richard and I will be traveling in Uruguay for 3-6 months and documenting my excursion on these pages.  

Someone once said to Socrates, as he was articulating the benefits of travel, “Well, Antiode learned nothing from his travels in Rome.”  Socrates responded, “Precisely not, he brought himself along for the journey.”

And so, with any preconceptions left on the home doorstep (not that there are many…I live in San Francisco after all), I leave for Montevideo, Uruguay on August 20th. 

My goals for the excursion are as follows: 

  • Attain fluency in Spanish.  I currently use this Spanish program. You can download it now and begin immediately.
  • Create a fantastic Uruguayan website such that everyone visiting Uruguay will want to visit.
  • Document my Spanish language school and what it is like doing a local homestay. While this will be specific to my Uruguayan homestay, it may assist others as they embark on similar journeys.

I will document my travels in many forms:  text, pictures, and especially video. 

I have always had a particular idea of travel, which is this:  Historical events, buildings, museums, etc. are terrific to visit and can contribute to one’s understanding of an area.  However, though they may reflect the heart and soul of a location, they are not the heart and soul itself-the people are. 

One of my goals, in creating this website, will be to bring you the heart and soul of Uruguay-the Uruguayan People. 

So, if you are interested in life in Uruguay, go ahead and favorite this site as I will update it often.

All the best,

Richard

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