Archive for April, 2009

Our Little House

Our Little House...

So today was the big day. We got the keys to the house. Easy enough. Sign some papers hand over the money and in return, a set a keys. Well, it’s a bit more complicated than that in Uruguay. All in all, really it’s not that hard, just very time consuming. The papers are...
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April 21st, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

A Day with Friends...

Today turned out to be a pretty terrific Sunday. It actually started on Saturday evening when we were invited to a Sunday morning excursion to the park by someone we met here last year (all names are removed- try to keep up!). With his wife away for the weekend and two young daughters...
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April 20th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

Walking, Then Walkin...

Since we arrived, I am both happy and embarrassed to say that I have not taken a cab or a bus and the only time I have been in a car is to see houses with our Inmobiliario (rental agent), Jorge.   I am happy to say that because we have done some pretty hard core walking and with...
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April 18th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

Culinary Discoveries...

I had read in some of the Expat forums prior to arriving here that certain products are either hard to find, extremely expensive or even non-existent in Uruguay. Specific spices, nuts (expensive), Goat’s milk and prepared “ethnic” foods like Mexican are a few examples...
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April 17th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

The VW Beetle. Ever...

Coming from a family of car enthusiasts, I pay attention.  Not to engine details or cubic feet of cargo space- I’m an aesthetics girl.  I like the way certain cars look.  It’s like moving architecture.  The design and thought put into some models is mind blowing but...
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April 16th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

Here’s a weird...

When we started this blog  we had to choose a theme…and we did.  A theme provides the look and feel of the blog. There are 1000s of themes available for WordPress. Lisa and I came across Minimahl by Ahlera. We knew the moment that we saw it–we have to use this!  It...
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April 15th, 2009
Posted by Brad La Nasa

Housing – Part...

Well, our offer on the little house was accepted. We had a meeting a week ago with the owner and both Inmobiliarios (rental agents) to sign preliminary paperwork, sort of an agreement to agree/letter of intent with the basic terms and information spelled out. Now for the details...
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April 15th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

Language… Oh t...

Learning a language while in a foreign land is a great way to do it because you’re immersed but extremely frustrating because you’re immersed. It is baptism by fire, being thrown to the wolves, complete trial and error.   I ventured off today with the baby to visit the...
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April 14th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

Hooking up the ̶...

So after much deliberation as to the provider of our local Internet service; We’ve chosen Montevideo COMM.  They are a reseller of Antel and come with higher praise for their service level than Antel directly.  Both an Expat and a local Uruguayo that does website development...
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April 13th, 2009
Posted by Brad La Nasa

Easter in Montevideo...

We really had no idea what to expect for Pascua (Easter) in Montevideo.  Brad and I were in Sevilla, Spain for Easter in 1997 and it was a wild celebration with everyone in their Sunday best and parades in the streets.  Uruguay is considered a secular country, unlike its giant neighbors...
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April 12th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa