May 2011
1 post
August 2010
6 posts
Wow...Kudos to the Crafton Family! →
Huh.
From Uruguay to DC:
5,127 miles
From Uruguay to Antarctica
3,945 miles
I shouldn’t be surprised by this but I have to admit that I find it fascinating.
“This is not just a matter of giving a laptop to each child, as if bestowing on...”
– Kofi Annan
July 2010
15 posts
Beyond idiotic. Hey xenophobes, chances are your... →
“You can’t think seriously about thinking without thinking about thinking...”
– Seymour Papert, Mindstorms, 1980
Even though I've quizzed my way through at least...
Times when you know that you aren't.
My Internal Monologue: *standing at a bus stop in the center of Montevideo*
Ok, so I know that the bus that takes me back to the hotel is 18something. This should be easy
I watch as buses 180, 183, 187, and 188 all pass me by
My Internal Monologue: Shit.
Times when you think that you are fluent
Navigating the neighborhood market with relative ease.
Me: Señor, ¿puedes pesar estos bananas para mí?
Grocer: Claro que sí
Me: 'Ta (the all purpose syllable of Uruguay)
Hace algunas días...
So first of all, I know that “updating regularly” doesn’t exactly equate to once every 14 or so days. Sorry about that, for those who know me, punctuality is not exactly my strong point (although I am working on it!) so please pardon my tardiness.
These last few weeks have been filled with papers, weekend trips, and feeling more and more comfortable in Montevideo. On July 10th,...
¡Andale guapo! →
Diego Forlán is named the Best Player of the World Cup. Congratulations!
¡SEMI-FINALS!
LET’S GO URUGUAY, THE LITTLE COUNTRY THAT CAN.
June 2010
17 posts
“La educación, como la luz del sol, puede y debe llegar a todas.”
– José Pedro Varela, pedagogo uruguayo de la Enseñaza Pública en Uruguay
(según a Wikipedia, por supuesto)
Como he andado
Well this first week has most certainly blown me away. See that floating hand? Yup, mine. Keep reading for a round up of my first few days in Montevideo.
After arriving in Montevideo on Sunday morning, I took a walk through the city with other members of the group. The city was eerily empty. Very few people were on the streets and most of the stores in the more...
Tu Herencia Latina
It is in your genes! Spanish will come out, just give it a chance!
“I smell like meat.
And fire.
But I’m okay with it.”
– Me to Barbara while getting ready for bed after our eventful first day in Montevideo
World Cup and a woman who knows what she's talking... →
“A passport, as I’m sure you know, is a document that one shows to...”
– Lemony Snicket
Can you have multiple twins?
According to Wikipedia, Montevideo is “twinned” with
Barcelona, Spain
Buenos Aires, Argentina
La Paz, Bolivia
Madrid, Spain
Quebec City, Canada
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Qingdao, China
Wellington, New Zealand
and of course, Montevideo, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Me llamo Suzanna Bobadilla, pero no hablo muy...
“So even though you’re name is Suzanna Bobadilla and half of your family lives in Mexico, you’re not fluent?”
“That’s right.”
“That’s weird.”
“…Thanks?”
Despite over 7 years of Spanish classes, my father’s Mexican heritage, and my mother’s family’s deep attachment to Latin America (yes, her name...