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Birthday trip to Buenos Aires Posted on 23/05/2009

Last week was my wife’s birthday. Sometime ago, it seems like another lifetime, I wrote about the difficulties of facing my first wife’s birthday in Uruguay.... Read more

Small bills Posted on 23/01/2009

We’ve been here just over 3 years and I still haven’t figured out why I’m always running out of small bills. We’ve tried several strategies to keep ahead of... Read more

Admission and operation at Espanola Posted on 10/01/2009

The operation was scheduled for Jan 6. We were told to go to Admissions at 9am. We picked up our blood donor (see previous post) at Tres Cruces at 8:30 and took her to the... Read more

Preparing for an operation at the Espanola in Uruguay Posted on 05/01/2009

Last month, my wife was told she needed some surgery done. Our medical provider is Espanola. She started the process in early December. Last week, she was... Read more

Moto Montevideo Posted on 29/10/2008

With the spring comes hordes of motos flooding the streets of Montevideo. In the winter, you still see a lot of motos on the road but when it warms up, you see more.. many... Read more

Piriapolis isn’t so peaceful after all Posted on 22/06/2008

This morning, my wife’s friend called to tell us that we made the right move when we decided to stay home this weekend. Friday night, 2 people were shot to death next door... Read more

Domestic Help – BPS Posted on 22/03/2008

When you hire a person to work for you your household, you are supposed to subscribe them into the BPS (Social Insurance) scheme in Uruguay. The heading for cleaning staff is... Read more

The Movistar IQ (Idiot Quotient) Test Posted on 21/03/2008

This one’s easy. Just go to movistar.com.uy, click on usuario and try to get anything important done. Earlier this week, I had emailed Movistar’s... Read more

Food Posted on 03/03/2008

I never thought much about food back home. For breakfast I made my own ham sandwiches. For lunch, I’d go to a local, fast food restaurant. Dinner... Read more

Live – from atop San Antonio Posted on 01/03/2008

This is part 2 of Mobile Inernet in Uruguay (the previous post). I said I’d write about what happened with our new mobile internet service on Monday. But guess what? ... Read more

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Hi Andrew,

I will be bringing my two kids 10 and 13 with me to Montevideo in January and I am looking for school options as well. Would you be able to share what you have learned with me?

Thanks,

Andrew Freeman
By the4freemans 2010-10-16, 18h53
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Where can I get the most complete information regarding spending a year down in Montevideo. I have 3 kids aged 10/15/17. i have looked at the american School and sent them an e-mail but I need a lot more information.

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By andrew harris 2009-02-15, 00h33
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