UR MOVING WHERE?!?!

We went to Pocitos beach today, a block and a half away from our hotel.  Since it is the first time we have had a baby on the beach for any length of time, we overplanned and overpacked but were prepared.   The beach was crowded with all sorts of people: those who have seen much...

It’s been 2 -1/2 weeks since we left MN and I am homesick.  Not homesick like I was when I left for Europe when I was 16, but homesick nonetheless.    When I was 16, I was with a school trip, had a few calls home and a few postcards that I mailed out.  I felt like I was...

There are a few other things that we brought with us that have been invaluable to an extended stay in a hotel. These were all items that we purchased for previous adventures abroad (Peru and Thailand) and I think they are all nifty little tools to share: Campsuds: This is a multi-purpose,...

Our Daughter is being exposed to so much Spanish love and affection by people that you would never anticipate in the USA…. EVERYONE!!!   Waiters and waitresses, delivery people and perfect strangers on the street coo and wave and talk to her like she’s their own daughter...

We’re having an issue with dinner hour.  People here seem to work late, then have a snack or “Te completa” (coffee/tea, light sandwiches and pastries) at about 6:00, then eat dinner at about 9:00 or later.  Most restaurants don’t open until 8 PM and don’t...

The hotel that we are staying in is great.  It is a long-term stay hotel and we have a month booked. It is still a hotel, though, and it makes it difficult when a baby is sleeping and a husband is working and needing to make phone calls all in the same space.   We’ve been...

As we are starting to look for places to live, all of the US building code standards are flashing before my eyes. Life abroad is very different and that goes for building code standards as well.  Not that this or any other country are wrong, just different and we have to view it...