The Journey Towards Being "Cultured"

Photos: Day 4 Spanish School and More

URUGUAY | Monday, 9 Dec 2013 | Photo Gallery

Day 4 Spanish School

URUGUAY | Monday, 9 Dec 2013 | Views [368]

For the first week of our trip we are going to be studying at La Herradura, the spanish school in Montevideo. Today was the first day and the staff and teachers were very friendly and helpful. I am in the intermediate class and some of my colleagues ... Read more >

Tags: fabrizio scarabino, la herradura, museo nacional de historia natural

Photos: Day 3 Walk Around The City

URUGUAY | Sunday, 8 Dec 2013 | Photo Gallery

Day 3! and Still Alive! lol

USA | Sunday, 8 Dec 2013 | Views [286]

We decided to walk through half of the city today xP I'm not sure if that was the plan or if our hosts were just so excited to show us everything that they didnt realize how far it was lol. But 4 hours of walking and 3 1/2 miles later ... Read more >

Tags: montevideo, museo naval, playa de los pocitos, wall of buildings

It was the plane that never ends... xP

URUGUAY | Saturday, 7 Dec 2013 | Views [368]

Well we made it in time to still catch our 11pm flight to Montevideo! xD That was great. I slept most of the flight but had some pretty views the last hour before we landed. We had to take a bus from the airport because we had so many bags but my first ... Read more >

Tags: first day, la cosanda, la playa, montevideo!

Photos: Day 2 Arrival in Uruguay

URUGUAY | Saturday, 7 Dec 2013 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Day 1 Departure

USA | Saturday, 7 Dec 2013 | Photo Gallery

A Hop, Skip and a Jump! Kerplunk?

USA | Friday, 6 Dec 2013 | Views [383]

Departure Day! So the plan was to take a short hop from Austin to Dallas, a little skip from Dallas to Miami before making the big jump from Miami to Montevideo. However, Mother Nature had other plans. xP lol. Dallas flights in and out were cancelled ... Read more >

Tags: cancelled flight, mother nature, unexpected roadtrip

Photos: Snails, Snails and More Snails!

USA | Friday, 6 Dec 2013 | Photo Gallery

Snail Sleuthing!

USA | Thursday, 5 Dec 2013 | Views [945]

In case you were interested,   The trip to South America is thanks to the National Science Foundation (NSF) grant that we recieved and the support of Southwestern University (SU).  I will be one of three students from SU and two ... Read more >

Tags: amplified, p. maculata, p. megastoma, pomacea, snails

Last Full Day in the USA!

USA | Thursday, 5 Dec 2013 | Views [335]

Hey Nomads,   I'm so excited/anxious to be leaving for Uruguay tomorrow! We will be leaving before noon to fly to Miami, Florida for a layover before flying out. I've never been to Florida before so now I can add it to the very small list of ... Read more >

Tags: final countdown, missing people, uruguay!

First Day of WorldNomads Journal! ^.^

USA | Wednesday, 20 Nov 2013 | Views [290]

Hello there!  I havent blogged or done online journaling for a very long time so I hope anyone reading this is kind to me. Lol. I will write in a personal way because it is easiest for me to get my thoughts down when I dont have to worry about ... Read more >

Tags: first journal entry