Hello!  I am newly back from my weekend trip to Montevideo, Uruguay.  I was staying with my cousins, and we had a really wonderful time.  To be honest, I didn't think much of the city.  It was sort of like a smaller, dirtier, poorer version of Buenos Aires, with far fewer interesting cultural landmarks-- but the trip was still worthwhile, because I ( Read more... )

To finish the chronicling of my family's 10-day visit here:

( Day Six )

Today was a very long, very good day.  Orientation things started at 9 AM, so I had to get up at 7:30 to get there on time.  Long day of not-so-terribly-interesting things in orientation, but during the breaks I got to walk around A LOT.  This is absolutely a walking city, and it is unbelievably beautiful, especially during the summer days when ( Read more... )