Uruguay

Welcome to the second part of our focus on countries that aren’t mentioned here so much, for whatever reason.  The first part was here.  Here are some posts from those countries around the globe.  Remember, these are only introductions – be sure to poke around these blogs to learn more:

• Uruguay:  "When I picture an Uruguayo (a Uruguayan person) in my mind it is an image of someone with a thermos of hot water under their arm and MATE in their hand walking down the street…"  Read MATE, Uruguayo-style!
• Swaziland:  "We have found the children’s HIV infection rate to be about 6% of those we have had tested.  That is tremendous news as we expected the infection rate to much higher.  For those 6%, CHIPS is the difference between life and death…"  Read May Update!
• Italy:  "A couple nights ago the class representative for our oldest’s class organized an end-of-the-year dinner.  It was your typical Italian feast with all of the courses (appetizer, two pastas, grilled meats, salad, dessert, and coffee)…"  Read Being the Outsider
• Greece:  ""A" is from Iran.   His wife and two teenage kids are still in Iran, waiting for money from "A" so that they can leave the country.  Because of a health problem that developed while sleeping on the streets, however, "A" has not been able to work for several months…"  Read A’s Testimony
• Austria:  "This past weekend was very eventful.  It started with my wife taking Tobi to Prague for a wedding that was to be on Saturday…"  Read Separate weekend . . . Betka in Prague with Tobi Brian at home in Wien . . .
• Burkina Faso:  "I got back to Djibo yesterday, with David and Robert who are here as part of a gap year programme.  Great to have them here…"  Read Studio Progress
• Czech Republic:  "I can’t think of any better way to fulfill my two job requirements than to spend an afternoon at the zoo with my son and my new friend Lucie…"  Read A great way to work!

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