Common Phrases in Spanish: (if you live in Uruguay or Argentina, or planing a holiday in either of these two countries, just a warning: the ‘ll’ and the ‘y’  in Spanish is pronounced differently in only those two Latin countries. For instance, instead of pronouncing the ‘ll’ as if your saying ‘yay’ you would say [...] Read More

Chicos, When my other half and I first arrived in Uruguay we lived in a rather spacious home on one of the main streets in Montevideo, Uruguay. Artigas. Now we live right off of the same street and a smaller place that is some what secluded from the noise level of cars and pedestrians. Punta [...] Read More

Oi, One of the ‘perks’ of living in a small and tranquil country such as Uruguay are lazy Fall days. One can take a stroll at Parque Rodo and people watch, read a book, or even listen to really obnoxious imitation rap music. We live a few blocks from a park named Parque Rodo in [...] Read More

Oi, Midori, my other half, and I took a little walk around our ‘zona’ Punta Caretas. Its was such a wonderful day that we could not resist. Sooner or later the weather is going to be miserable in Montevideo, Uruguay. So if you are thinking of vacationing during your summer time-May-July- bad news for you. [...] Read More