About Morell

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Uruguay: Security:

Many people use bars on doors and windows, monitored alarm systems and perimeter fencing along with dogs. Break ins ( houses and cars ) are common in some areas especially along the coast and in Montevideo. S. African friends find Uruguay very safe compared to what they were used to.

Uruguay: Beds and curtains:

Double beds are 140 cm x 190cm Singles are 180cm x 85 cm Queen are rare, King non existent. Bedrooms tend to be quite small and many have no built in cupboards so you have to leave room for storage. http://www.geant.com.uy/hogar/muebles-de-interior?PS=36#1 Various types of curtain rails http://www.sodimac.com.uy/sodimac-uy/category/cat30044/Barrales-y-Accesorios

Uruguay: Expat Residents Obtaining Citizenship & Passport:

The couples I know were allowed to apply at three years but it took quite a lot longer to get all the paperwork approved and line up the court date etc.

Uruguay: Schools:

I am pretty sure the answer would be no! The rural schools I have seen are usually quite small. Where I live, the public school children attend either 8.00 to 12.00 or 13.00 to 17.00. They may teach English but according to a 14 year old I know, the level of English is low and most of her classmates are not very interested in learning. She also has private English lessons. Here are pictures of rural schools in Uruguay https://goo.gl/sdL4E5 Homeschooling is not legal here from what I have heard if you want residency. Someone I know wanted to do this but Immigration said it is only permitted if the child has a significant disability making regular school attendance difficult and even then must be in Spanish.

Uruguay: Language:

The further you go away from Montevideo and Punta del Este, the fewer English speakers in my experience. This is particularly true for Uruguayans who work in stores and trades etc. who mostly do not speak English. Although translators can help they are often not very accurate often leaving the local person completely mystified as to what you are trying to say!

Uruguay: Building:

When we renovated our kitchen we found that in most of the smaller towns near us we could only find low end basic stuff. For anything better quality we had to go to Montevideo or Punta del Este. There are several companies that do kitchens such as http://lacasadelmodulo.com/index.html http://www.plakards.com.uy/index.html http://www.bosch.com.uy/site/index There are others as well but we ended up having ours done by a local carpenter who does a lot of kitchens for German clients. Did not speak English though.

Uruguay: mosquitoes:

What area? We have seen very few this year in Atlantida. I am not aware of any during the day but see the odd one at night.

Uruguay: Boarding school:

Here is an article that might be of interest. http://www.elpais.com.uy/domingo/vivir-colegio.html This is the website http://iau.edu.uy/internados/

Uruguay: Moving to Uruguay in the future:

I would get some advice about importing a car. I have a Uruguayan friend who did this and regretted it. The annual taxes and insurance were based on its value here making it too expensive to use, and parts and service were also expensive. He was not allowed to sell it for several years so it just sat in his driveway and he could not afford to buy another car here. He also imported expensive dual voltage appliances which did not work correctly and could not be repaired here. Money can be easily wired here from your Bank. Just make sure you bring all the sales documents from the sale of your house etc. to show where the money came from. BROU asked to see these as well as copies from our other Bank showing the money entering our account upnorth. We brought a container and have many items we would have difficulty finding here easily or at all. Although it is expensive, I feel we would have spent much more trying to replace everything. Selling secondhand things in the US brings in very little. We did buy major appliances here as most are smaller to fit the kitchens here and are easily repaired locally if needed. Large N. American style furniture may not fit the houses here especially a kingsize bed or large three seater sofas. Good luck with your plans.

Uruguay: Punta del Diablo:

Depends on what you mean by low cost. This implies differently. https://olauruguay.wordpress.com/2010/02/27/punta-del-diablos-real-estate-boom/ Most of the houses are intended for summer use only and will be cool and damp in winter. Heating costs could be expensive. Most are rented for big bucks for the summer but you can find cheap rentals in the off season. There will be little going on there then with most of the accommodations, restaurants and shops closed. Airbnb has some listings and other sites such as http://www.portaldeldiablo.com.uy/en I think of the name as meaning Devil's Point.

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