Our Next Adventure

Our Next Adventure...

Uruguay has been our home for the past 16 months and we love it. Through the ups and downs of adjusting to life in a different culture, we have been truly fortunate to find ourselves in such a place. We are ready for a new adventure, most likely temporary but we don’t know....
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July 29th, 2010
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

We’re Role Models!

We’re Role Mod...

Our downsizing/international living story is being featured on Make It And Mend It, a site based out of the UK that promotes living simply and smartly. We were thrilled when they approached us for our narrative and excited to be considered “role models”  for our lifestyle...
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May 19th, 2010
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

It’s Here!

It’s Here!...

Today it’s here.  Autumn in Montevideo.  Cold, rainy and windy as all hell. I knew it would be on it’s way, but not quite so soon. Last year this time was still warm and mild, a late summer after we’d first arrived here.  It was glorious. Today, after two full days of rain,...
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April 15th, 2010
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

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

Expat Turnover

Expat Turnover...

We have learned that not one, not two, but 7 families that we know in Montevideo will be leaving within the next 5 months.  Nearly all are leaving for work or educational opportunities, but some for a new adventure or economic reasons. Truth is, with inflation and the falling exchange...
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January 26th, 2010
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

“Going to the Zoo, Zoo, Zoo….”

“Going to the ...

(click to hear “Going To The Zoo” song by Raffi) We visited the Zoo in Montevideo in June (and again last weekend) and the Zoo in Piriápolis in August.  Both are great options but I highly advise that you visit now that we are in the warmer months! In Montevideo,...
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November 17th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

Expat Travel Technology: Watch Hulu, Sports, Movies, Live Streams Abroad

Expat Travel Technol...

Missing some of your favorite shows back in your home country? We’re not huge TV fanatics (we didn’t get cable or DirecTV hooked up the moment we landed in Uruguay, but I sprung for rabbit ears at the grocery store US$3) however we like to watch a few things like 30 Rock, House...
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October 8th, 2009
Posted by Brad 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

Thanks to Our Reader...

Thanks to all of you who have been sending us email, commenting on our posts and ‘voting’ in the polls! We’ve been working to get back to everyone and we’re excited that we have so many readers.  I’m nearly caught up on responses.  We also LOVE comments...
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August 20th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

Lightbulbs by Suki D...

While we’ve focused on retelling our experiences in Uruguay, there are some times when something is written so beautifully and thoroughly that it shouldn’t be paraphrased. A wonderful friend of ours wrote the following article about the daily realities of life in Montevideo....
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August 11th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa