Yesterday (Friday night) I went to a work asado (Uruguayan barbeque). After work I rode with my boss and 2 other people from our department to her house. She lives outside of Montevideo in a city called Ciudad de La Costa (city of the coast). Its about 20 minutes from Zonamerica which is in Canelones. The car ride was sooo typical Uruguayan. The front passenger seat in her car has a seatbelt, but nothing for the seatbelt to click into. However, the tickets for no seatbelts are super expensive, so she made me wrap my seatbelt around my body and tuck it behind my back so we could trick the police. THIS IS SOO URUGUAYAN. They try to get away with everything. I had to hold in my laughter, because they don't even notice that they do these things.
My boss is married with 2 kids, about 9 and 7 if I had to guess their ages. They were sooo cute, speaking at a rapid pace in Spanish. They kept asking me to say Speedy Gonzalez in English...for them it sounds hilarious how we say it.
We all got to her house around 730 (we get off work at 7) and then the guys went to go buy the food. The barqueque was on their back porch...it was an enclosed brick area with a parrilla. A parilla is a Uruguayan grill. These are not gas or charcoal grills, these are wood stoves. The firewood industry is huge here because Uruguayans LOVE grilling out.
Here is a picture of a Uruguayan grill: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2117/2261416926_5bd97031b4.jpg
Notice in the back of the picture there is wood burning? The coals from the firewood drops from the hanging metal basket. Then they take those coals and disperse it underneath the metal cooking racks. This way, the meat/veggies are cooked slowly and evenly over coals. Essentially, with large cuts of meats, you can eat the whole day with your friends...cooking it slowly and eating as you go. Its AWESOME.
Last night we only made hamburgers, something simple. We ate around 10:30. Our hamburgers came with Uruguayan fixings: bacon, onion, tomato, lettuce, hardboiled egg and mayo. EGGS AND MAYO ON EVERYTHING I LOVE IT. No ketchup. It is very rare to use ketchup. At McDonalds you have to ask for it special on the side. Their mayo...is SO GOOD that I dont ever miss ketchup anyway.
After dinner we hung around and talked until about 1 am. This is very typical, and actually kind of early for a Friday night. Alot of people from my work were going to go out for a drink after with some friends. It is completely normal that people are up late, any night of the week actually. And I'm not talking about young poeple. I see elderly people in restaurants at midnight drinking coffee and tea...WHAT?? I feel like I'm the boring one here, too exhausted after work to barely do anything, much less leave the house. (Don't worry, I still have plenty of energy to go dancing on the weekends). I just really need to make sure I get sleep or my Spanish is AWFUL!! Its funny because people from the United States who speak both Spanish and English tell me my Spanish is good. My Spanish is functional, yes, but in no way is it at the level it needs to be. I want to be able to express myself as clearly and as rapidly as I do in English. It took me 22 years to get to the point of fluency in English, and I have a lot of catching up to do in Spanish. Uruguayans are brutally honest. They tell me my Spanish is OKAY but they can definitely tell I'm foreign by my accent. My goal is to lose my United States accent COMPLETELY. This may not be possible, but we'll see.
The ride home was equally Uruguayan. 6 of us crammed into a 4 person stick shift car from the 80's and zoomed home to Montevideo. It felt like I had been out of the city for a month (even though it was just a day!). I think I was just glad to be home so I could go to bed and stop speaking Spanish for a few hours.
Everyone at my job speaks fluent English, but obviously communicate in Spanish when not doing work things. If I don't understand something, they explain it. But it gets really tiring to have things explained all the time. The things that are hard to understand are when I don't have a context to put the conversation, or they are using special vocabulary. For example, if I randomly walk into a conversation, I don't know what they are talking about so its hard for me to know what they are referring to if they don't explain things. Also, if they talk for an hour about soccer (which happened at dinner) then I'm out of luck because I don't know anything about soccer in English, much less in Spanish!
Anyway, my host mom just yelled it was lunchtime so I'm going to go eat!
Today I'm going to a soccer game for my Uruguayan team, Penarol!! It is going to be awesome! They are notorious for rowdy games...they start fights, and shoot off fireworks from the stands. YES PLEASE!!
Saturday, October 06, 2012
Saturday, September 29, 2012
FOOD
There are fresh fruit/veggie markets all over the city all year round. On the weekends the little markets close and the larger markets open. Today I went to the large market near my house (like a 10 min walk) around 10am and got some fresh fruit. I paid the equivalent of 5 bucks for: 4 beautiful apples, 10 mandarin oranges and 3 pears. The fruit here has seeds (like real fruit should) and is sweeter and more flavorful...you definitely will not find genetically altered foods here...I love it.
The food here is NOT SPICY nor in any way is it similar to foods in Mexico or Central America.
The food has European origins from Spain and Italy. Lots of meats, pasta, rice, delishhh veggies, potatoes, breads, farm fresh eggs...I can honestly say that I have a well-rounded diet here, and its easy to achieve because I have access to FRESH and CHEAP foods. The processed cereals, premade dinner mixes, etc. are SO EXPENSIVE here. Therefore, everyone makes things by scratch and without preservatives.
I'm not going to lie, they love their french fries and chivitos (a giant burger with cheese, ham, egg, lettuce, tomato, mayo, red pepper, onion..). But for the most part, people have home-cooked meals and rarely go out to eat or buy processed foods. At work, everyone brings delicious leftovers: rice, chicken, salads, fruits, casseroles... The first day of work I brought yogurt, a protein bar and some prepackaged food. I realized everyone actually ate real food, so after that I've been bringing things I cook the night before. When I brough my real food to work, someone commented that I'm learning how to eat like a Uruguayan...and trust me, its delicious to eat like a Uruguayan
The food here is NOT SPICY nor in any way is it similar to foods in Mexico or Central America.
The food has European origins from Spain and Italy. Lots of meats, pasta, rice, delishhh veggies, potatoes, breads, farm fresh eggs...I can honestly say that I have a well-rounded diet here, and its easy to achieve because I have access to FRESH and CHEAP foods. The processed cereals, premade dinner mixes, etc. are SO EXPENSIVE here. Therefore, everyone makes things by scratch and without preservatives.
I'm not going to lie, they love their french fries and chivitos (a giant burger with cheese, ham, egg, lettuce, tomato, mayo, red pepper, onion..). But for the most part, people have home-cooked meals and rarely go out to eat or buy processed foods. At work, everyone brings delicious leftovers: rice, chicken, salads, fruits, casseroles... The first day of work I brought yogurt, a protein bar and some prepackaged food. I realized everyone actually ate real food, so after that I've been bringing things I cook the night before. When I brough my real food to work, someone commented that I'm learning how to eat like a Uruguayan...and trust me, its delicious to eat like a Uruguayan
Sunday, September 23, 2012
adulthood
I don't really want to talk about the details of my actual job, mostly because it doesn't really interest me nor is it something I am passionate about.
What I do love about my job is where it is and who it is with.
Uruguayans are fun to work with.
Things we do at work besides actual working:
-eat Uruguayan snacks
-drink lots and lots of mate (a traditional uruguayan tea)
-talk about the differences between dialects of Spanish and English
-talk about soccer (i obviously have nothing to add to that conversation)
I work in a department of about 15 people ranging in ages of 22-30ish. I'm the youngest. Immediately when I started working with everyone, I felt EXTREMELY welcomed in. I got a bunch of emails welcoming me and everyone went out of their way to help train me and make me feel super comfortable. I genuinely feel like I fit in well with everyone and am very blessed to be able to work with a group of people that are so NICE!!!
My hour transit to work has only been a hassle when it rains because you get soaked at the bus stop and then have to sit in the bus for an hour feeling horribly uncomfortable. Otherwise I LOVE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. I usually fall asleep with my mouth gaping wide open or just listen to conversations on the bus to pick up slang.
Just a note of advice for people that are calling my cellphone--I AM recieving your calls, however I recieve them while at work so I can't answer (obviously). If you'd like to reach me by phone call between 5:30-8:30 p.m. Those are literally the only hours I'm awake and at home.
Work is exhausting (as I'm sure everyone who has ever worked always says). The most exhausting part is the fact that I work fluidly between 2 languages (as fluidly as I can haha). Although I feel very comfortable around Spanish, it is still difficult to understand some slang and to be able to communicate in a professional manner (I learned alot of my Spanish in dance clubs). However, everyone at work is super patient (and bilingual) so they always correct me and help me. They speak to me completely in Spanish (per my request) so meetings, emails, cubicle conversation, lunch time...everyting in Spanish. Its actually only my ACTUAL work with real estate agents in USA that is in English. LOVE IT.
Other than that I'm doing well. Just learning what its like to be a grown up. Its incredible, you never know where you will end up.
What I do love about my job is where it is and who it is with.
Uruguayans are fun to work with.
Things we do at work besides actual working:
-eat Uruguayan snacks
-drink lots and lots of mate (a traditional uruguayan tea)
-talk about the differences between dialects of Spanish and English
-talk about soccer (i obviously have nothing to add to that conversation)
I work in a department of about 15 people ranging in ages of 22-30ish. I'm the youngest. Immediately when I started working with everyone, I felt EXTREMELY welcomed in. I got a bunch of emails welcoming me and everyone went out of their way to help train me and make me feel super comfortable. I genuinely feel like I fit in well with everyone and am very blessed to be able to work with a group of people that are so NICE!!!
My hour transit to work has only been a hassle when it rains because you get soaked at the bus stop and then have to sit in the bus for an hour feeling horribly uncomfortable. Otherwise I LOVE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. I usually fall asleep with my mouth gaping wide open or just listen to conversations on the bus to pick up slang.
Just a note of advice for people that are calling my cellphone--I AM recieving your calls, however I recieve them while at work so I can't answer (obviously). If you'd like to reach me by phone call between 5:30-8:30 p.m. Those are literally the only hours I'm awake and at home.
Work is exhausting (as I'm sure everyone who has ever worked always says). The most exhausting part is the fact that I work fluidly between 2 languages (as fluidly as I can haha). Although I feel very comfortable around Spanish, it is still difficult to understand some slang and to be able to communicate in a professional manner (I learned alot of my Spanish in dance clubs). However, everyone at work is super patient (and bilingual) so they always correct me and help me. They speak to me completely in Spanish (per my request) so meetings, emails, cubicle conversation, lunch time...everyting in Spanish. Its actually only my ACTUAL work with real estate agents in USA that is in English. LOVE IT.
Other than that I'm doing well. Just learning what its like to be a grown up. Its incredible, you never know where you will end up.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
First days o' work
On top of that my days are prettttttttty long. I leave for the bus stop at 820, get to work by 9:45 and start at 10am. Then I work 8 hrs (with a 1 hr lunch) and get the bus home around 7pm and arrive around 8:15 back at home. Needless to say, I eat dinner and chill for a bit then hit the sack to do it all over again.
I'm really enjoying the experience of working in South America...everyone is VERY inviting and I get kisses on the cheek when I get to work. My first day I was 45 minutes late because a bus was delayed and when I got to work they just shrugged their shoulders and told me I was forgiven.
This weekend I went to El Prado which is essentially like the Wisconsin State Fair. At night they close down a street and its a HUGE PARTY, so I went with a group of friends and danced til 6 am. I was too tired to stay the whole night...usually people dance til about 8 am!
Its starting to get nicer here, I cannot wait for Spring/Summer!
Monday, September 10, 2012
Music beats
Here are some big hits in the dance clubs currently...I LOVE THEM!! Trust me, if you listen to them on repeat, they grow on you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOExofIZaHQ
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0rO7vMN1kw
ENJOY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOExofIZaHQ
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0rO7vMN1kw
ENJOY
Friday, September 07, 2012
Interviews in the Southern Hemisphere
OKAY SO,
I had my first big girl interview yesterday. It was at Zonamerica which is a trade-free building complex of about 15-20 international companies http://web.zonamerica.com/en/home/. The Zonamerica area is just outside the city of Montevideo and is actually not technically Uruguay, its an international trade zone. So I took a city bus yesterday 30 mins to go see my former host mom, Silvia. I had lunch with her and then around 230 she walked me to the bus stop. From there I got on a DM1 bus, which are nicer, more expensive and travel further than the city buses. They have squishy reclining seats and everything! I had another 30 minute ride to Zonamerica and when I got off the bus I was standing in front of this entrance gate. I had to bring my passport and get a visitor pass to enter. From there I took a shuttle to the building I had my interview. I forgot that the doors swing the opposite way here so I "pulled" instead of "pushed" and looked like a complete idiot haha.
ONCE I ENTERED:
I had to call to the office of my interview where I got ahold of man named Andres (Andrew) who let me into the office building. All of the walls were plexi-glass and the entire complex looked like it was from the 22nd century or something. We had to have his security pass to get through all of the glass doors until we finall reached a small room. This room had 2 walls which were plain white. Florescent lights lit the whole building. The other 2 walls were plexiglass facing a hallway in which people could stare in on me like I was a lab-rat in for testing or something. Andrew was pleasant and told me to sit in the room until another woman (American) came to greet me. She was pleasant and told me I first had to complete a Wonderlic test (logic/math/common sense test). She told me it would be untimed and they'd be back in about 15 minutes to check on me.
THE TEST:
It had all sorts of questions such as: It takes 2.25 yards of fabric to make a skirt. How many skirts can you make with 45 yards.
ECT.
here is a practice exam if you like to see how you might do in a high pressure interview: http://www.testprepreview.com/wonderlicpracticequestions1.htm
I finished the test and waited until Andrew entered the room again: "Oh! You finished already!"
In my head I'm thinking OH CRAP I DID SOMETHING WRONG I FINISHED TOO SOON!!
He left to grade the exam and after 10 minutes came back and told me I did quite well! (whew)
He then proceeded to ask me the basic interview questions.
Afterwards he told me I would have to wait til his supervisor was out of a meeting so she could interview me as well.
ONE HOUR AND 15 MINUTES LATER (waiting in my little lab-rat room reading "One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest...made me feel like a cukoo).
Maria shows up and apologizes for the delay. She sits and proceeds with MORE interview questions and things like "really?? why uruguay??? Please don't tell me you came here for some man!"
"No." I replied, "I don't follow any man."
"THANK GOD." she sighs.
THE QUESTIONS:
-Hypothetical situation: I give you an impossible task, LITERALLY impossible. How do you do it?
-What are your strengths/weaknesses
-Where do you see yourself in 2 years
-What situations have you been under alot of pressure
-Do you like challenges (to which she said, "well actually i don't have to ask you that because you moved to another country to work)
-ETC. ETC.
Then Maria tells me she is going to find her supervisor.
TWENTY MINUTES LATER
Esteban and Julia show up to ask me more questions.
-If we give you 5 tasks, in what order do you finish them??
-What if all 5 task are equally as important?
-WHY URUGUAY??
-ETC. ETC.
Then Esteban finishes the interview with this:
"Okay here is a puzzle, you have 8 pool balls. All are identical except one is lighter. You also have a scale, like the justice scale. What is the LEAST amount of times that you can weigh the balls to find out which one is lighter. There are NO TRICKS to this."
THE FIRST TIME:
I got 3 weighs.
"You can do it in less" Esteban tells me.
AFTER SOME THOUGHT AND DRAWING ON PAPER:
it is concluded you can do it in 2 times.
HINT: People have a tendency to think in pairs...DON'T.
(message me if you want the solution)
I'm allowed to leave after and they tell me they will call Fri or Mon. I walk to the bus and wait in the cold for 10 mins until we board. I grab a seat on the back and can smell the Polo Blue cologne that i think EVERY Uruguayan man wears. 1 hour later i get off on the wrong stop and have to walk another 20 minutes home.
TOTAL TRAVEL/INTERVIEW TIME:
5 hours.
I WOKE UP TODAY:
to an email that says I have to take a personality test. I finish it and recieve notice that they would like to hire me at a starting salary, if I agree to the salary, etc. I ask Laura (host mom) if it is a good salary, and she makes a few calls to compare it to starting salaries of her friends/nephews/etc. Apparently mine is on the higher end, so it is a solid job.
SO I DID IT!
Even if this job doesn't turn out to be the best thing ever, I had an unforgettable experience and I feel like I can legit do ANYTHING.
I had my first big girl interview yesterday. It was at Zonamerica which is a trade-free building complex of about 15-20 international companies http://web.zonamerica.com/en/home/. The Zonamerica area is just outside the city of Montevideo and is actually not technically Uruguay, its an international trade zone. So I took a city bus yesterday 30 mins to go see my former host mom, Silvia. I had lunch with her and then around 230 she walked me to the bus stop. From there I got on a DM1 bus, which are nicer, more expensive and travel further than the city buses. They have squishy reclining seats and everything! I had another 30 minute ride to Zonamerica and when I got off the bus I was standing in front of this entrance gate. I had to bring my passport and get a visitor pass to enter. From there I took a shuttle to the building I had my interview. I forgot that the doors swing the opposite way here so I "pulled" instead of "pushed" and looked like a complete idiot haha.
ONCE I ENTERED:
I had to call to the office of my interview where I got ahold of man named Andres (Andrew) who let me into the office building. All of the walls were plexi-glass and the entire complex looked like it was from the 22nd century or something. We had to have his security pass to get through all of the glass doors until we finall reached a small room. This room had 2 walls which were plain white. Florescent lights lit the whole building. The other 2 walls were plexiglass facing a hallway in which people could stare in on me like I was a lab-rat in for testing or something. Andrew was pleasant and told me to sit in the room until another woman (American) came to greet me. She was pleasant and told me I first had to complete a Wonderlic test (logic/math/common sense test). She told me it would be untimed and they'd be back in about 15 minutes to check on me.
THE TEST:
It had all sorts of questions such as: It takes 2.25 yards of fabric to make a skirt. How many skirts can you make with 45 yards.
ECT.
here is a practice exam if you like to see how you might do in a high pressure interview: http://www.testprepreview.com/wonderlicpracticequestions1.htm
I finished the test and waited until Andrew entered the room again: "Oh! You finished already!"
In my head I'm thinking OH CRAP I DID SOMETHING WRONG I FINISHED TOO SOON!!
He left to grade the exam and after 10 minutes came back and told me I did quite well! (whew)
He then proceeded to ask me the basic interview questions.
Afterwards he told me I would have to wait til his supervisor was out of a meeting so she could interview me as well.
ONE HOUR AND 15 MINUTES LATER (waiting in my little lab-rat room reading "One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest...made me feel like a cukoo).
Maria shows up and apologizes for the delay. She sits and proceeds with MORE interview questions and things like "really?? why uruguay??? Please don't tell me you came here for some man!"
"No." I replied, "I don't follow any man."
"THANK GOD." she sighs.
THE QUESTIONS:
-Hypothetical situation: I give you an impossible task, LITERALLY impossible. How do you do it?
-What are your strengths/weaknesses
-Where do you see yourself in 2 years
-What situations have you been under alot of pressure
-Do you like challenges (to which she said, "well actually i don't have to ask you that because you moved to another country to work)
-ETC. ETC.
Then Maria tells me she is going to find her supervisor.
TWENTY MINUTES LATER
Esteban and Julia show up to ask me more questions.
-If we give you 5 tasks, in what order do you finish them??
-What if all 5 task are equally as important?
-WHY URUGUAY??
-ETC. ETC.
Then Esteban finishes the interview with this:
"Okay here is a puzzle, you have 8 pool balls. All are identical except one is lighter. You also have a scale, like the justice scale. What is the LEAST amount of times that you can weigh the balls to find out which one is lighter. There are NO TRICKS to this."
THE FIRST TIME:
I got 3 weighs.
"You can do it in less" Esteban tells me.
AFTER SOME THOUGHT AND DRAWING ON PAPER:
it is concluded you can do it in 2 times.
HINT: People have a tendency to think in pairs...DON'T.
(message me if you want the solution)
I'm allowed to leave after and they tell me they will call Fri or Mon. I walk to the bus and wait in the cold for 10 mins until we board. I grab a seat on the back and can smell the Polo Blue cologne that i think EVERY Uruguayan man wears. 1 hour later i get off on the wrong stop and have to walk another 20 minutes home.
TOTAL TRAVEL/INTERVIEW TIME:
5 hours.
I WOKE UP TODAY:
to an email that says I have to take a personality test. I finish it and recieve notice that they would like to hire me at a starting salary, if I agree to the salary, etc. I ask Laura (host mom) if it is a good salary, and she makes a few calls to compare it to starting salaries of her friends/nephews/etc. Apparently mine is on the higher end, so it is a solid job.
SO I DID IT!
Even if this job doesn't turn out to be the best thing ever, I had an unforgettable experience and I feel like I can legit do ANYTHING.
Monday, September 03, 2012
Before I go
Here
are some fast facts about Uruguay and some information about how to stay in
touch with me!!
Demographics
"Uruguay is home to 3.3 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area. An estimated 88% of the population are of European descent."
--Wikipedia
This means it is a little over half the size of Wisconsin and the people there are mostly Spanish and Italian (aka BEAUTIFUL, OLIVE SKIN AND DARK HAIR/EYES).
Living Conditions
"Uruguay is one of the most developed countries in South America...and is also noted for its low levels of corruption, being ranked by Transparency International as the second least corrupt country in Latin America after Chile... Reader's Digest ranked Uruguay as the ninth "most livable and greenest" country in the world, and first in all the Americas."
--Wiki
Nuff said
Climate
"Uruguay's climate is relatively mild...Seasonal variations are pronounced, but extremes in temperature are rare."
--Wiki
Basically, they have all four seasons with few examples of VERY cold and VERY hot. There is no jungle, mountains, desert or snow.
Food
"Official statistics from Uruguay's Agriculture and Livestock Ministry indicate that meat and sheep farming in Uruguay occupies 59.6% of the land."
"Asado is the national dish in Uruguay, a kind of barbecued beef. Beef is fundamental to Uruguayan cuisine and the country is one of the world's top consumers of red meat per capita. Popular foods include beef platters, steak sandwiches (chivito), pasta, barbecued kidneys and sausages. Locally produced soft drinks, beer, and wine are commonly served, as is clericó, a mixture of fruit juice and wine. Uruguay and Argentina share a national drink called mate."
--Wiki
They eat like Wisconsinites
Sports
"Football is the most popular sport in Uruguay."
--Wiki
Pretty much sums it up
Education
"Education in Uruguay is secular, free, and compulsory for 14 years, starting at the age of 4."
--Wiki
Public Universities are also free and provide high quality education
Misc.
Uruguay is home to extreme poverty, but life in the capitol, Montevideo includes all the luxuries of our daily lives in the United States. They have electricity, running (drinkable) water, safe/cheap public transportation, shopping malls, movie theatres, WIFI, grocery stores/food markets, hot water, restaruants...etc. etc. etc. If you have any questions about Uruguay, please ask!
Contact Info:
skype: bailey.kaiser
cell number: (you can call this online number for whatever your local USA rates are!! no charges to you and i have it forwarded through skype to my Uruguayan cell!!
email: bkaiser@edgewood.edu
Demographics
"Uruguay is home to 3.3 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area. An estimated 88% of the population are of European descent."
--Wikipedia
This means it is a little over half the size of Wisconsin and the people there are mostly Spanish and Italian (aka BEAUTIFUL, OLIVE SKIN AND DARK HAIR/EYES).
Living Conditions
"Uruguay is one of the most developed countries in South America...and is also noted for its low levels of corruption, being ranked by Transparency International as the second least corrupt country in Latin America after Chile... Reader's Digest ranked Uruguay as the ninth "most livable and greenest" country in the world, and first in all the Americas."
--Wiki
Nuff said
Climate
"Uruguay's climate is relatively mild...Seasonal variations are pronounced, but extremes in temperature are rare."
--Wiki
Basically, they have all four seasons with few examples of VERY cold and VERY hot. There is no jungle, mountains, desert or snow.
Food
"Official statistics from Uruguay's Agriculture and Livestock Ministry indicate that meat and sheep farming in Uruguay occupies 59.6% of the land."
"Asado is the national dish in Uruguay, a kind of barbecued beef. Beef is fundamental to Uruguayan cuisine and the country is one of the world's top consumers of red meat per capita. Popular foods include beef platters, steak sandwiches (chivito), pasta, barbecued kidneys and sausages. Locally produced soft drinks, beer, and wine are commonly served, as is clericó, a mixture of fruit juice and wine. Uruguay and Argentina share a national drink called mate."
--Wiki
They eat like Wisconsinites
Sports
"Football is the most popular sport in Uruguay."
--Wiki
Pretty much sums it up
Education
"Education in Uruguay is secular, free, and compulsory for 14 years, starting at the age of 4."
--Wiki
Public Universities are also free and provide high quality education
Misc.
Uruguay is home to extreme poverty, but life in the capitol, Montevideo includes all the luxuries of our daily lives in the United States. They have electricity, running (drinkable) water, safe/cheap public transportation, shopping malls, movie theatres, WIFI, grocery stores/food markets, hot water, restaruants...etc. etc. etc. If you have any questions about Uruguay, please ask!
Contact Info:
skype: bailey.kaiser
cell number: (you can call this online number for whatever your local USA rates are!! no charges to you and i have it forwarded through skype to my Uruguayan cell!!
email: bkaiser@edgewood.edu
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