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One Year Ago Today

One Year Ago Today...

We arrived in Montevideo on March 26, 2009. What a year!! We’ve had the opportunity to explore so many corners of this great city.  We’ve learned more Spanish and met lots of wonderful people- both Uruguayos and extranjeros.  As many Uruguayos don’t seem to understand,...
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March 26th, 2010
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

A Week (and a half) in Review

A Week (and a half) ...

Spring in Montevideo is coming in fits and starts this year. Cold and rainy one day, 70 degrees the next. I’m amazed at how quickly time here is passing and we’re keeping busy with lots of different activities. Dia del Patrimonio was a great family day. We went to Ciudad...
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October 6th, 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

Palermo/Centro Dreaming

Palermo/Centro Dream...

In my world there is no such thing as coincidence and everything happens for a reason.. So why are all signs pointing us to Palermo? When we started hearing of the Palermo barrio of Montevideo, it was simply in passing. Then I learned of the Ecotiendas store and mentioned it here...
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July 7th, 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

“It’s Th...

Vincent: ”But you know what the funniest thing about Europe is?” Jules: ”What?” Vincent: ”It’s the little differences. I mean, they got the same sh*t over there that we got here, but it’s just, just, there it’s a little different. Pulp...
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May 7th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

Furnished or Unfurni...

We brought a bunch of stuff with us but didn’t want to have to worry about all the details of setting up a house in Uruguay, so we opted for a furnished rental.  I am so happy that we did.   Furnished apartments/houses generally come with everything from furniture to artwork,...
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May 6th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

Posts to Come...

We have a few projects in the works and wanted to let everyone know what will be coming in the next week, in no particular order:          X  Expat Travel Technology Series, Part 2: “How do I get my mail?”  Brad’s weekly update on our tech tools.     ...
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May 4th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

Locks, Keys and Secu...

I mentioned before that we received an insane number of keys upon move in. Well, we still don’t know where they all belong, but there is truly a key for everything (19 total).  Our back windows have keyed locks (2) each with its own key.  The back door as well, another key....
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May 4th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

A Much Better Day

A Much Better Day...

Great news that Pablo, our 8 year old male Pug, is on the mend.  We had a vet visit yesterday, along with medication delivered today and all should be better soon.  Brad can write more at some point about his vet adventures.  I also have to mention that Paloma, out female Pug...
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April 28th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa