Driving in Uruguay Demystified

For the first couple months we were here I felt like I lacked the Rosetta stone of driving. Tonight I realized that somewhere along the way I’d picked it up. Allow me to expound upon the unwritten rules of driving in Uruguay and hope with me that this isn’t just the pride before the fall.
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Lawn Care in Uruguay

Our gardener is a character.
Me: “Thanks, the lawn looks great”
He: “Perfect, as usual.”
He’s right, what can I say?
I’d like to post more of our conversation but being the outspoken gardener type he is, it’s just too politically incorrect for general consumption so I’ll continue with some notes on lawn maintenance in Uruguay:

In Uruguay it’s not [...]

Parque Rodó for Fun and Relaxation

Let me start giving some well deserved credit. If you’re reading this blog it is safe to assume that any decent picture posted here was taken by Jenny.
Yesterday we drove down to the park close to downtown Montevideo – Parque Rodó. The park is a cornucopia of fun and diversions–there are (dangerous and unofficial) [...]

Ricky Martin, Brian Adams or Recycleman

Sometimes you’ve gotta make a choice. This weekend the choice was between Ricky Martin playing in Punta del Este, Brian Adams (remember him?) playing in Montevideo or… DJ Recycleman a.k.a. George Michael a.k.a. Gary a.k.a. the husband of Iliana a.k.a. the husband of Madonna:

Yes. That is eyeshadow. Yes. On both of them.
9:15 – We arrive, [...]

La Morfi is Easy to Obtain in Uruguay

Morfi: Slang for food, grub.
I dislike grocery shopping. That really has nothing to do with this entry but I wanted to get that out in the clear before continuing.
We just returned from Tienda Inglesa, one of the major grocery store chains (along with Devoto and the one-hit-wonder French-Wal-Mart-Clone-Biggest-Store-In-Uruguay Géant). Grocery shopping here is nothing special [...]

There is Good Meat In Uruguay

Do you think I’m skinny Max? “Yesh and mommy’s freckly and I’m just bug-bitey.”
Meat is not only abundant and inexpensive in Uruguay, if you know where to look it’s also tastier. Consider:
In the US most cows are kept on CAFOs where they’re fattened up in small pens with corn. In Uruguay they’re free-roaming and [...]

I Live in Uruguay

The title says it all. I’m an American living in Uruguay and at the prodding of a particularly curious friend I’ve decided to chronicle some of my experiences of life here. I will focus on the micro–what’s different in day to day life rather than the larger things you can find out by going to [...]