We're here! Everything is kind of surreal at this point but we're getting along just fine. I took pictures on the way there so enjoy!
The view from outside our window
At this point, we've already spent quite a while walking around the streets and getting to know the city. The food is ASOMBROSO...that means amazing. And living expenses are pretty cheap. You can take a bus to just about anywhere for 13.50 peso uruguayos (which is about 70 cents).
Tonight, we went to Montevideo Shopping, which is pretty similar to any shopping mall in the US. We ate Uruguayan pizza for dinner, which is technically "muzzarella." If you order "pizza" down here, you'll still get a pizza, but it won't have cheese on it.
Speaking of which, this town eats LATE. Last night, we had dinner at 7:30 and the restaurant was empty except for us. Apparently, it's not uncommon for Uruguayans to eat at 10 or 11.
Some of my classes will be starting on Monday. I'm taking Intermediate Spanish at the Universito Católico and sitting in on Advanced Spanish Conversation. However, my Spanish is already better from living in it.
Tonight some of us made a friend who worked in one of the clothing stores at the mall. Between our bad Spanish and his bad English, we had quite a conversation. We stayed and talked for about half an hour.
All in all, its been an amazing first few days! I love you and already miss you all!
(P.S. - In the comments let me know what you want to see pictures of or what things you wonder about.)
4 comments:
Aaron! That's so exciting! Ok, I want to see pictures of the food. And the city. And detailed descriptions of your classes would be nice.
Hey Buddy,
Sounds like a great start to your semester. Charity and I would like to see pics of your house, your room, your classrooms, your clothes, strangers you meet on the streets, the food... pretty much everything. Also, make sure you actually appear in some of your pictures! ;)
I agree about appearing in some of your pictures! I want to see YOU there! And I just want to know how much fun you are having!
P.S. You're experience eating alone reminds me of when I was in Barcelona and the exact same thing happened to us. In fact, we got to the restaurant about 7:30 and they were still setting the tables and it didn't even look like they were open! :-)
Dude,
I know what you mean about the meal schedule. It took me a while to adjust to the schedule in Mexico. I don't know if they use the same words in Uruguay, but in Mexico "cena" which is the evening meal is usually eaten between 10 and 11. Sounds like you're having a great time!
Wes
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