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Hello
Greetings from Uruguay đșđŸ How are you doing?
So at the end of last month, I shared that for the very first time everâand weâve been around for 10 years in Novemberâwe had started working with an agency to give a new impetus to the stuff we produce which goes on social media and the website.
Itâs been really exciting. We went from 5000 followers on Instagram to 6000 in one month đ If youâre one of them, thank you so much, and Iâd love to hear what you think.
The comments in Spanish have been a scream đ€Łđ€Ł It seems that many of the locals canât contemplate being appreciated by a foreigner, especially when she happens to pronounce some of the street names etc with a âyorugaâ accent as one commented. Comments ranged from âShe has no idea how to speak English. Stop pretending to be a gringa, Uruguayaâ đ± đ€Ł Another critiqued my âweird accentâ (itâs true actually, but thatâs another story). One lovely person defended this GuruâGuay person who had imperfect English đč but a nice attitude â€ïž and was trying to give Uruguay visibility abroad đ đșđŸ I hadnât actually put the two together, that more visibility on social networks means more critiques đ
And weâre now on TikTok đ€Šđ»ââïž When the agency suggested GuruâGuay on Tik Tok to me, I was like, what? My audience is not on Tik Tok. Boy, have I been in for a surprise. Over 600 followers in the first week.
Well, the good news is that thereâs been quite a bit of rain đ§ So much so that for several weeks, đ° tap water in Montevideo (remember, principally metropolitan Montevideo was affected) now tastes good and is no longer mixed with brackish water. So I was pretty surprised/disappointed to see two articles appear in the International press when it really felt like the crisis was coming to an end. After all, I wrote my article back at the end of May. What were The Guardian and The New York Times doing writing about it two months later when our reservoirs are starting to recover? đ The one thing I take solace is that The Guardian editorial included a link to my article đ„ł As The Guardian is the third most read online newspaper in the world, I will take that.
Our series of interviews with foreigners living in Uruguay is growing. This week, my interview with former art dealer, transplanted to JosĂ© Ignacio, Karen B., has just gone up. Karen really gets Uruguay. Itâs an excellent interview for anybody considering retiring here especially. The series is being collected here (currently 3/6) if you're up for some weekend viewing
And if youâre interested in moving to Uruguay yourself (or know someone who might be) check our recommended relocation specialists, which now includes a new company of young guys in their 20s, who recently came onto my radar. I interviewed a number of their clients and Iâve been really impressed. Theyâre building their business so their rates are very competitive right now.
Iâve never really rated the pizza in Montevideo đ (sorry) Now I really have a hand-on-heart recommendation. I recommend their sweetbread (molleja) pizza. Donât baulk đ€Ł Itâs truly incredible. Lemony! I couldnât stop thinking about it for days after. Talking of Italian food, some of the best pasta (and seafood) on the coast in Rocha is cooked by âIl Tanoââthe Italian đ The seaweed and ricotta ravioli in a creamy prawn sauce are to die for.
We've been updating 'getting to Uruguay' content on the site. Did you know that there are no longer direct flights from the US to Uruguay? âïž So what are the options?
Anyway, enough from me, have a wonderful weekend
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