Odeliza Life of a US Expat in South America

Mahalo Chico,

So far so good, I’ve found a particular muebles empresa (furniture place) that had an interior decorator calibrate with me on ideas for my three story beach home. Sounds nice huh? Well, niceties come at a high price.

Anways, I have on order bedroom furniture and some minor living room-T.V. room furniture.

I have to go to a different place for my other half’s office furniture because the place Diflex sucks! The worst customer service ever so far.

That’s all for now.

Ciao,

Odeliza

Mahalo Chico,

We’ve finally moved into our new place. Our kitchen is the only well stocked room in the house. Being a chef has it’s perks.

Purchasing muebles (furniture) in Montevideo, Uruguay is fun. Well, out fitting a house is fun for me in any case anyways.

The aspect I find really helpful in Uruguay, Muebles shops cater to almost your every need. One can change the tapestry, colors, size, material for a price-that is not affordable-.

Of course you can get rather low end furniture for low prices, but if you are looking for quality than I’d suggest to go to the street, Rivera, pretty much the entire street north and south house furniture shops with medium to medium high quality items.

That is where I have ordered most of my furniture. For my other half’s office I went to the street Constituyente. I’d suggest to have a Remise or taxi drop you off and than just walk the street to find what you need. If your going to want a driver to wait for you, I’d suggest a Remise their cars are much more comfortable than a taxi, professional, and for the same price as a taxi fare. I wasted 50 USD on a taxi that made me car sick and was very unprofessional.

There are also auction houses, Remates, that one can visit at a specific day of the week. For me, it’s a hit or miss, so if I were to go to these remates, it would be only to appease my curiosity. 

A little later, I will post a more elaborate description of my furniture hunting.

Ciao,

Odeliza

 Mahalo Chico,

Last year, while on one of my antiquing trips, I came across a stack of art prints wrapped in plastic. I took a few glances at the art and immediately took all six and bought them. At the time, I had no idea what I bought, but the prints just spoke to me as they say.

Looking at them I felt like I was in a fairy land filled with beautiful people. I kept these prints in their plastic wraps tucked away in my closet. Since we’re in the process of moving, I had forgotten all about them.

Again, I glanced at the prints and immediately fell in love with each one. So, I did a bit of investigating on the net, to find out who made these prints and what type of style is it.

Alphonse Mucha was a Czech art nouveau painter and decorative artist. I had not realized that the prints I had were by this artists. Of course they are mere reprints, a bit older reprints, but still I loved them anyway.

Now I am a fan for life.

Ciao,

Odeliza  

Feliz Anos,

January in Montevideo, Uruguay is vacation time for the locals and big tourist season for Sur de America. Most tourist we see trotting down the rambla or asking for directions are from Brasil and Argentina. There are a few squirts of North Americans and some Europeans as well. Not that many Asian and so far I have not seen any pacific islanders.

People gather towards the more salt water areas, Punta del Este is a beachy town that is very popular. Of course if you’re a local, places such as Punta Gorda, Punta Diablo, and Piriaplois is the spot to be at.

We’re in the process of relocating, so that is top of our lists right now, but possibly in February -when its more quiet and less banana hammocks- we’re going to head out and get our beach on.

Ciao,

Odeliza