This family is hysterical.  I LOVE THEM.  We make a quick dash-in-and-out at the house after class because Mateo's had a high fever and we are really not wanting to get sick. We're on our way to the travel agent's office who's handling our last three days in Uruguay. We only have three days left of class, then three days of touring before we head for Argentina.  But oh no, not so quick. This random woman meets us in the hall with kisses and...

 I think it's freaky, but Uruguayans do it all the time and don't appear to think twice.Remember the post about the military dictatorship Andrea and her mother told us about? They spoke with such pain and passion, such immediacy, that we felt their anguish as we spoke with them. Well, yesterday we stumbled upon the Carretas shopping mall they spoke of, but we didn't know it was that place until I saw the windows. That row of tiny windows where men g...

We started this blog to share our adventures with family and friends since we wouldn't have a phone for the 3 months we’re in South America. We were hoping it would be a way for us to communicate with the people we love, but we can’t tell if anyone’s reading it because we’ve had so few comments--that's the only way we know if there's anyone on the other end, so to speak. I don't know--maybe it's hard to leave messages, ...

Be sure you watch these photos just one after another to catch the action at this fantabulous Tango show. We met friends from school at El Milongen, this bar in a suspect barrio, for the most professional Tango show in town. Andrea told us it was the best and it truly was superb.You'll notice as you go through the pictures that you’re seeing different types of dances. The show took us through 200 years of dance in Uruguay so there’s folklore, Afri...

For anyone thinking of a language immersion class, I have a few words. Yes and no.No if you're married to your TV and your automatic coffee maker. No if you have to drive everywhere you go. Definitely no if you’re uncomfortable with never knowing what will happen next.Yes if you have to do more than just read about how other people live. Yes if you’re ok with freeze dried coffee and a bottle of warm water. Yes if learning new things is what keeps ...