“The Paris of South America” is what Marga, a friend here in Montevideo, and so many others, call Buenos Aires. Having a week of vacation for Semana de Tourismo (which is the week before Easter. It is usually referred to as Semana Santa, but in Uruguay, a staunchly areligious country, they call it Tourismo), I [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Defining Terms’
April 17, 2008
The first month. Host Family. Parque Rodo. 6 Febuero 2008-6 March 2008
For my first month in Montevideo, I lived with a host family. It’s safe to say that they brought me through my initial pangs of transition. Andrea, the mother, is a tango dancer, her son, Mateo, is two-years old and Nela, the grandma, promised to fatten me with her pasta. I let her try. The [...]
April 15, 2008
Montevideo. I have arrived. 6 Feberero 2008
Pretty much every single Uruguayan that I have met has asked me why I am here, why not somewhere bigger or “more interesting.” You might be asking the same question. I will say that my initial logic was both researched and arbitrary. I had to pick 5 cities in 3 countries in a continent I [...]
April 8, 2008
Defining Terms.
Before I really begin, let’s define some terms that may make a lot of sense to me, but perhaps little sense to some of you. I will add to the list as needed.
RI: Rotary International
LVRC: My sponsor club, The Las Vegas Rotary Club. The oldest in the city!
District 5300: My sponsor district (USA)
District 4980: My [...]
