MEXICO | Monday, 7 Jul 2008 | Views [106] | Comments [1]
The goodbye in Montevideo was a sad one, indeed. As with all last weekends, it was a hectic one, but fun all the same, despite the sadness. The girls from the pensión had organized a goodbye party at a club and I was very happy that most of my friends ... Read more >
URUGUAY | Thursday, 22 May 2008 | Views [179]
I thought I would try to write a little summary
about what I’ve learned about Uruguay during the time I’ve spent here. I have
to confess that I was largely ignorant about the country before leaving Sweden;
I had heard that it was once considered ... Read more >
URUGUAY | Wednesday, 14 May 2008 | Views [85]
To celebrate the May '68 protests in France (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_68), anarchist groups here in Montevideo organized a get-together on Plaza eléctrica last Saturday. Being a word-of-mouth thing, not a whole lot of people showed up, but the ... Read more >
URUGUAY | Tuesday, 6 May 2008 | Views [151]
Last night I went to see the weekly comparsa with Leo's candombe group, called La Roma (named after the street where the clubhouse is, nothing to do with Italy), and Leo told me that there were videos of them up on YouTube. Lo and behold, one of the ... Read more >
URUGUAY | Friday, 18 Apr 2008 | Views [147]
Since the
6th of September of last year, I've been spending almost 24 hours of nearly
every day together with Monica the Benitez, save for a stay with relatives here
and an overstayed visa there. Other than with my parents, I've never lived so
closely ... Read more >
URUGUAY | Tuesday, 8 Apr 2008 | Views [117]
As my Spanish teacher Nestor has been saying all along, when so many people live in the same house, conflicts are inevitable. I know, it's a really obvious thing to say, but things seemed to be going along so brilliantly when, suddenly, prejudices and ... Read more >
URUGUAY | Wednesday, 2 Apr 2008 | Views [117]
... is a football team from Rio that we saw when we were there, but they have nothing whatsoever to do with this post. However, it's a satisfying name to say. Try it. And now for some general updates on the House. Residents now consist of: Octavio, ... Read more >
URUGUAY | Saturday, 8 Mar 2008 | Views [221]
We're liking it better and better here, Moni and I. And, though travelling to a new place every few days has been extremely fun, it's also nice to have more time available to explore a place. Salado! Some updates, then: Monica stopped her internship ... Read more >
Tags: People
URUGUAY | Thursday, 14 Feb 2008 | Views [228] | Comments [1]
Initially,
I was sceptical toward Montevideo.
Having arrived from Brazil, land of colour, party and general happiness (yes,
such generalizations, and there were of course other aspects to Brazil - it's
probably one of the most confounding places ... Read more >
Tags: People
BRAZIL | Friday, 1 Feb 2008 | Views [214] | Comments [2]
The official trip is over. After much fuss, I've finally arrived in Montevideo and completed the first day of my internship here at Choike. And here's how it all happened. After a brief stint in Sao Joao del Rei, Nadja and I arrived in Rio for the third ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
BRAZIL | Wednesday, 16 Jan 2008 | Views [152] | Comments [1]
After a somewhat prolonged absence, I'm back on this blog. My birthday, while officially only lasting for 24 hours, felt like it continued for at least another week. We celebrated New Year's Eve together with the Paula and Lautaro gang and most of ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
BRAZIL | Sunday, 30 Dec 2007 | Views [202] | Comments [1]
Moving on from Trancoso, we rejoined with Paula and Lautaro in Salvador, further up in Bahía. It's Brazil's 3rd largest city (speaking of cities, I mistakenly wrote in an earlier post that Rio was the capital of Brazil, which it of course isn't: appo ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
BRAZIL | Sunday, 30 Dec 2007 | Views [200]
After being deserted by our bearded companions, we headed further north, to the famous Bahía region of Brazil. We stayed one night in Rio, very kindly hosted by Cahe and Juliana again (king-size couch, yummy Thai curry and Christmas cakes and arty ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
BRAZIL | Wednesday, 19 Dec 2007 | Views [278] | Comments [1]
We've continued living la vida gorda, all the way through Rio, Ilha Grande and Paraty. Rio was great, but I'm not sure I'd like to live there. I liked our neighbourhood, Lapa, and even more the neighbourhood Santa Theresa which we passed on our way ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
BRAZIL | Monday, 10 Dec 2007 | Views [162]
Yes, that's right, we're in THE Rio de Janeiro, probably one of the most hyped cities in the world. And from what we've seen of it so far, it lives up to its hype. But as usual, I have to do a bit of recapping before I go on about this place. So..... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
BOLIVIA | Tuesday, 4 Dec 2007 | Views [186] | Comments [1]
My heart has officially been stolen. Close to three weeks in a city as huge, and at the same time as charming as Buenos Aires, and I'm done for it. Add to it 4 people that you love, a swimming pool and lawn overlooking the city, cool new people to ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
ARGENTINA | Sunday, 18 Nov 2007 | Views [299]
We're loving it here. The amount of things you can do in this city seems immeasurable. I'll recount some of the highlights of what we've done during the past few days. We've done a lot of walking around in the city, visiting museums (Centro Cultural ... Read more >
Tags: People
CHILE | Tuesday, 13 Nov 2007 | Views [262]
Returning to Chile after our litte visit to Mendoza, we continued straight down from Santiago to a city called Puerto Montt. Not being the most charming city we've visited on this trip, we only stayed there for one night and then rented a car in order ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
ARGENTINA | Saturday, 27 Oct 2007 | Views [248] | Comments [1]
We've spent the last 3 days in Mendoza, Argentina's wine capital, soaking up the atmosphere of the city and visiting vineyards in the surrounding area. It takes 6-7 hours to travel from Santiago to Mendoza by bus, and I recommend doing it when the full ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
CHILE | Wednesday, 24 Oct 2007 | Views [180]
Alex: http://pancakesandlithium.blogspot.com Charles: http://www.charlesamericalatina.blogspot.com Nadja: http://ringaringring.blogspot.com
Tags: Friends
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