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Uruguay: Education Tuition?:
I can only speak for myself and the millions of exchange students around the world who after a 6 or 12 months period are fluent in the language spoken in the country chosen for their exchange year.
Your 10 year old daughter will be speaking like a Uruguayan in no time, no need for special education, just let her socialize with fellows students and she'll be fine.
I would send her to any school, public or private and stay away from online schools and home schooling as a primary school.
Use online classes and home schooling as a complimentary source of education.
There is no way to substitute the experience gained by socializing while learning a new language and culture.
Uruguay: Moving to Uruguay in the future:
Transferring the money is very easy.
Just open an account in BROU in the US, I know there's one in New York City, but there might be one closer to where you live.
You might also be able to transfer directly to BROU in Uruguay but I found the first option easier.
From there they can transfer the money to a BROU in Uruguay.
Uruguay: Please recommend a city:
Montevideo is the best place for you.
La Herradura seems to be a good school to do that
http://www.spanish-herradura.com/welcome-to-uruguay
Most expats would go directly to Pocitos, Punta Carretas or Buceo as the preferred neighborhoods to live but if you're looking for something a bit cheaper try Cordon, Centro or Palermo as good alternatives.
Hope that helps
Uruguay: Jewish in Uruguay:
I would say that there is no anti-Semitism in Uruguay and no racial nor discrimination problems in any way.
Movie about the Jewish neighborhood in Montevideo.
The subtitles are in English.
Youtube video, has four parts, this is part one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHADJF7FmNQ
A Jew walking 10 hours in Montevideo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swZPU9ZXABU
El barrio de los judios
This is a website with a directory of Jewish owned businesses
http://www.barriodelosjudios.com/
Uruguay: question about passive income:
gshepherd
Don't feel bad about asking too many questions. Actually I think you should be asking a lot more questions before you decide to come to Uruguay.
You did your research and I don't know what made you think Uruguay is your best choice but here are some important facts.
Uruguay is in my opinion the more expensive country in all the Americas, including the US.
There are some things that are cheaper and if you're very good at finding good deals maybe you can make it but it won't be easy.
Uruguayans earn salaries way below what any first world country pays. They survive because they use an extensive network of family and friends to get things done at the lowest possible price.
Uruguay is very small, and has a very small market. The total population is about 3.5 million people so finding a job competing with the locals is going to be a challenge.
I'm not saying that it is impossible but you should be aware what you're getting into before is too late.
Could you tell us what made you think Uruguay was a good option ?
Uruguay: This Whole Monthly Income Requirement Thingy:
proger1989
I've never heard of anybody getting kicked out of Uruguay for an immigration issue.
You can even be illegal forever and nobody will bother you.
You'll pay a penalty every time you go out of the country but that's as far as it goes.
Not an ideal situation if you want to work and get benefits from it, other than that I don't know what else you miss by not being legal.
Uruguay: Montevideo Agricola Mercado:
proger1989 I don't know why you would consider this post to be "spam"
I actually think it is a very good recommendation of a good place to visit, have something to eat or go shopping.
It's an old vegetables and fruits market which was completely restored not long ago.
The plan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqfsc20I5WQ
How it looks today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l9tdKbLg1E
Uruguay: 1 month in Uruguay with young kids:
Since you didn't mention anything about being on a budget I suggest you start by checking the best, Punta del Este.
Punta del Este and the surroundings is a vast area where you can find different types of beaches and beach resorts with all the amenities.
La Barra is for young people who go dancing all night and sunbath during the day.
Montaya beach is preferred by the surfers, Bikini beach by those who want to show their shaped bodies.
La mansa beach in Punta del Este and Solanas in Portezuelo are very family oriented.
All this area is pretty expensive if you don't watch it.
From there you can go further east towards Brazil.
The resorts are cheaper, less populated, less amenities but some of the best beaches and natural environment is there (Punta del Diablo, Santa Teresa Park, Cabo Polonio, etc).
You can also go west towards Montevideo.
There are many beach resorts, more populated and with more services than on the east side.
These resorts are also cheaper but in January you still better compare prices.
I love the El Pinar beach with its huge dunes and very close to Montevideo, Atlantida is probably the most populated resort all year round and therefore has more services.
There are camping grounds on most resorts but in my opinion the best of all of them is the Santa Teresa Park near Punta del Diablo.
Unfortunately you might have to deal with loud teenagers on most of them but they're very safe and friendly in general.
Take a look at Playa Mansa in Punta del Este.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE0SWb6ueWU
And more amazing videos from the same guy.
https://www.youtube.com/user/stonekdotcom
Uruguay: Organic Coconut oil, quinoa, maca powder:
Chemtrails = Unproven theory that states that high flying aircrafts spray chemicals deliberately for some sinister purpose.
Contrails = Condensation trails. These are produced primarily by jet airplanes exhaust system and are composed mainly of water, in the form of ice crystals.
Uruguay definitely doesn't spray chemtrails.
Argentina can hardly manage their country, I doubt they want to manage the atmosphere.
There are some very skilled pilots that write messages and advertising in the sky using these harmless "contrails".
I spent 2 months last summer in Uruguay and didn't see any evidence of clouds of chemtrails coming from Argentina.
As far as I can tell and based on personal experience the sky in Uruguay is still clean and clear as has always been.
Just be careful with the thin Ozone layer and use the appropriate protection.
Uruguay: Tiny homes & internet accessibility:
"is off grid living prohibited or popular"
To a certain degree is allowed.
You don't have to be connected to the state electricity or water supply.
You can build any kind of house but you need approval, which is always granted.
You can grow your own vegetables and fruits and raise animals.
You have to pay property taxes, school taxes, etc.
If you have kids you have to send them to school or you can school them yourself but you need approval.
I don't know if you can call that "Off the grid" but is the closest you can get here.
According to this article Uruguay has the fastest Internet in the Americas.
http://www.elpais.com.uy/vida-actual/uruguay-pais-mejor-velocidad-internet-america.html
These are the providers (of course you'll have to use Google translator)
http://www.uruguay.enlineados.com/resultados.php?estado=1&pais=uruguay&c1=internet&c2=proveedores_de_internet
One way or another you'll get Internet. In Montevideo and many cities around it you can get fiber optic (the best), on rural places you can get a dongle that connects wirelessly to a tower nearby.
Every school in the country has free wifi and most city squares and parks also have free wifi.
You'll have to find out how far are you from an internet tower before choosing a place since Internet access is so important to you.
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