Watcho the Camacho
It’s no secret that I absolutely loved the three months I spent in Uruguay! I shared many a story last year on my blog about it and I continue to long for the good times and good food that I had there. Therefore, when I heard that Anthony Bourdain had travelled there this past February [...]
Posted on August 18th, 2008 by katiejocannon
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Today is another day…I believe that is what I said a few months ago while in South America. It’s true, obviously. But, it’s something to take to heart as well. Be where you are and enjoy. So, on that note, here are my final days in Argentina and my return home.
The last few days after [...]
Posted on January 20th, 2008 by katiejocannon
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Today marks the halfway point in my eleven week work assignment in Uruguay. I will actually be in South America for more than twelve weeks, but given that the last ten days are all fun, I am concentrating on these first eleven weeks of work. On this landmark date, I have decided to give a [...]
Posted on November 7th, 2007 by katiejocannon
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Last night a few of us went to the theater with a woman that I work with here. It was a production titled “Barro Negro” (Black Mud) and it took place in a bus that drove through Montevideo. Yes, that is correct, the play was set inside a bus as it drove around the city.
In [...]
Posted on October 29th, 2007 by katiejocannon
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From Colonia, we took a side trip to Carmelo, a small town along the Rio de la Plata which borders Argentina and Uruguay. The trip itself was quite the adventure. Picture this, six foreigners piled into two small rental cars with a set a vague directions and a sketchy map (at best). The trip had [...]
Posted on October 23rd, 2007 by katiejocannon
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Upon arriving here in Uruguay, I felt somewhat confident in a few areas of language: greetings, introducing myself and my family, some small talk, the alphabet, numbers and a small vocabulary of verbs and nouns…or so I thought…
I quickly found out that in addition to the expected pronunciation difference, influenced by the dialect from Spain [...]
Posted on October 4th, 2007 by katiejocannon
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I decided to go for it and I rode the bus home yesterday from work. It’s great and definitely the way to travel! Why? I will tell you why - there is no consistency in the prices of taxis. I was told you can bargain with the taxis, but that is with one caveat…that you [...]
Posted on October 4th, 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
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So in this part of the world, they speak Spanish. I hear that I’ll be okay getting around using English and the little Spanish that I remember from three years in high school and having a fluent Spanish speaking father and grandmother….Okay, so maybe I should have paid more attention and maybe that would have [...]
Posted on August 29th, 2007 by katiejocannon
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