Watcho the Camacho
As we recall, Starbucks created the coffee phenomenon in the US with their tall non-fat sugar-free vanilla lattes (or whatever your drink of choice is). In Uruguay there is a similar phenomenon but one that has been around for much longer than Starbucks. This phenomenon is mate (pronounced like latte “mah-tay”).
What is mate? The short [...]
Posted on October 30th, 2007 by katiejocannon
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You may be aware of my love of eggs. If you are not, this is important to this story. I love eggs. On a Saturday morning, if I roll out of bed and am in a bad mood, Kyle takes one look at me and says, “we’re going to breakfast.” A few cups of coffee [...]
Posted on October 18th, 2007 by katiejocannon
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I have arrived! Five weeks from my original blog post and now I am here! The trip went well and I feel I have a lot to tell, but I will attempt to be somewhat brief.
I arrived here safely although delayed by 3 hours. Not bad for a multi-connection, 12 hour trip. The trip to [...]
Posted on October 2nd, 2007 by katiejocannon
Filed under: Customs, Food, Language, Transportation, Travel, Uruguay | 8 Comments »
