Bienvenidos a Montevideo (Welcome to Montevideo)

If some of you didn't know, I am currently spending my fall semester in Montevideo, Uruguay with the Study Abroad group from ACU. It has been a wild ride so far!

To summarize my trip here: we did not get through security and to our gate in Dallas until 50 min before our flight left, had no trouble in Miami, endured a 9 hour flight to Montevideo instead of Buenos Aires, and arrived 3 hours early. All that said, someone had to lose a piece of luggage....that person was me! It wasn't a big deal, because it just went to Buenos Aires (where we were supposed to land first). I got it back today and am thankful it was such a short time. I have wonderful roommates who let me borrow their clothes :)

Once at Casa ACU, we took a tour/scavenger hunt of our neighborhood. Avenida 18 de Julio and Tres Cruces were two areas we explaored. We were able to begin using the few Spanish phrases we knew! For lunch we had empanadas (4 kinds) made by the lovely Mariella- and for dessert...dulce de leche empanadas!! That night we went to an artisan market and looked around. Dinner is late here, so at 8 pm we ordered. I had pollo al horno c/papas y bonietas (baked chicken with potatoes and sweet potatoes). It was amazing!!! Dessert was bread pudding.

There have been many firsts on this trip and it's only the second day! First taxi ride, carbonated water and bus ride with a fare. My legs are definitely sore from our downtown walking tour today. We went all the way in to the Old City and back down 18 de Julio to get back to Casa. Our hosts pretty much let us explore today. Some foods of the day were shepherd's pie and milanesa al carne.

This is my first blog, so let me know if you want more details than I am giving or if this is just right! Comments are always appreciated and I would love to hear from You! Much love, chau!