Settling in

Well you can tell what I've been doing for the past week . . . and it's not been writing blog entries. I spent Carnaval (Monday and Tuesday of last week) and this past weekend in Punta del Este, Uruguay's famed resort beach. On Saturday night, we (my Rotary host counselor Roberto, his wife Alicia, son Federico and friends) had a cookout (parillada), a very common activity in Uruguay. The food included salad and various meats, and of course Uruguayan wine. Notably, we ate morcilla, a dark sweet sausage filled with raisins and blood, and asado, ribs that are cut in the opposite direction then the way we usually eat them. Tomorrow, I am attending the weekly meeting for Rotary Club Montevideo, which takes place in the center of Montevideo. I will be introducing myself and speaking for a few minutes to about 100 Uruguayan businessmen and professionals. I'll let you know how it goes. For more photos, click here. To view photo comments, click on each individual photo instead of watching the slide show.