Uruguay

Due to the fact that Jen and I have had access only to some of the slowest computers in the world, this update has been a bit delayed. Sorry for keeping you readers waiting! Just over a week ago, we arrived in Colonia, Uruguay via boat from Buenos Aires. Colonia is an interesting, old port city that was fought over by the Spanish and the Portuguese long ago. We really enjoyed exploring the old quarter, which sits right on the water. The only bad part of our stay was a nasty asado dinner we had out one night. They served us steak as chewy as gum accompanied by grilled cow organs. We were not happy. After checking out of Colonia, we came over here to Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. Here we have been enjoying the cultural treasures of the city, such as museums and artisan markets. Also we have been staying with an excellent hostess named Cecilia, who conicidentally has traveled to New Orleans twice. Jen and I have now started trying to find work as English teachers in earnest. We have been sending our resumes to various bilingual schools and hoping for the best. Ironically, Pan American also contacted me about a possible consulting opportunity. We´ll see what that amounts too... Anyway, here are some pictures from the past week:

Uruguay album