Hmm, I seem to be on a writing spree. I’ve had a cold/flu since Sunday so maybe I’m starting to feel better. Also, we just got past the winter solstice so the days are going to start getting longer! Even though it’s the first days of winter (cold) the days get longer (sun) which is good (smile). Maybe the cold (the weather and the one in my nose) along with the short days accounts for my more-negative-than-usually rantings lately. Uruguay is a wonderful country. Those of you who live here can probably relate to some of the things I wrote about in my last few posts. Those who aren’t here yet should know what to expect. One of the things that attracts a lot of foreigners to Uruguay is that it feels like going back in time to a more innocent era. One of the things that drives a lot of foreigners crazy about Uruguay is that it feels like going back in time! There’s good and there’s bad which can sum up life anywhere on this planet. The good in Uruguay, in my opinion far outweighs the bad. Sometimes I get frustrated and impatient and wish things would change but then I realize that if things were to change too much it just wouldn’t be unique anymore.

With few exceptions every couple in the expat community here is binational. Gay (JP and me) and straight (almost everybody else). Has anybody else noticed this? We have Uruguay/USA, Uruguay/Canada, Uruguay/Brazil, Argentina/Canada, Germany/Canada, Colombia/USA, and more. It’s really one of the things I love about the community here. It’s not a North American group, or an English-speaking group. It’s nice. It is, for me, one of the special things about life in Uruguay.

It would be nice to have more out gay people in the group though. JP and I are getting tired of carrying the rainbow flag around by ourselves.