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Jardín Caminito- A ...

We love the jardín that Geneva attends.  Thank you a million times over to Suki for recommending it. There are so many things that I appreciate about Jardín Caminito: the atmosphere is extremely warm and open, the play is creative and inventive, family events are fun and frequent....
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August 5th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

SUAT Emergency Service

SUAT Emergency Servi...

We signed Geneva up for SUAT Emergencia Móvil service yesterday. She had pinkeye again and I also wanted to get her ears checked since she had an ear infection last month.  We did not like the idea of spending another 4 hours and U$S 120 at the Hospital Britanico, so we started...
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July 30th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

The Art of Fire: Our Wood-Burning Fireplace

The Art of Fire: Our...

We left our native Minneapolis, MN in March with snow on the ground and arrived here in Montevideo, to gorgeous summer weather. That summer weather lasted about 8 weeks and now we are enjoying the cool, crisp winter days with chilly nights. It’s still beautiful here…many...
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July 18th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

Why Are We Here Anyw...

A conversation over lunch on Friday continued over dinner Saturday and got me thinking: We have never really explained why we are here and what we are hoping to accomplish. So here goes without writing a novel: Who we are/our love of travel: Brad and I had talked about moving abroad...
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July 14th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

Our Trip to Hospital...

Geneva has had a cold for a few days and we were told by her Jardin (daycare) that she may have conjunctivitis (pink eye). We kept her home on Wednesday but by Thursday morning it was worse so off to Hospital Britanico (British Hospital) we went. It is located at Av. Italia 2420,...
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June 27th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

More of Life at the ...

We’re settling in to life here and here’s another update on stuff that’s been pending in our world: Alejandra finished her first week here and we love her already.  Cleaning this whole house top to bottom in the course of two days, including purchasing many of...
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May 22nd, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

What We’ve Bee...

We’ve been slacking on the blog.  Sorry.   But our social calendars have been getting a workout!  Between Brad going to a Futbol (soccer) match on Thursday between Argentina and Uruguay, me being being double booked for Friday lunch, emailing with another expat about upcoming...
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May 16th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

More in the Daycare ...

Sorry for those of you who don’t have kids and don’t care about our daycare story.  I know there are others that want the latest on our meeting today with Caminito. Brad and I walked to Caminito today at about 2:00.  The afternoon session had just started and Gabrilela...
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May 12th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

Daycare- Option 3...

We received the referral that I referenced in the post last week Daycare Options.  I visited Caminito Jardin de Infantes today, along with an Expat Mom whose 3-year-old daughter goes there.   I also just learned of another family on the Uruguay Connection forum that has a two year...
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May 11th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

Daycare Options...

After much consideration and weighing the pros and cons, we have decided that we want Geneva in professional care outside the home instead of having a nanny.  The advantages of a licensed caregiver, socialization, language skills and a stimulating environment won for us.  We checked...
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May 5th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa