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Yearly Archives: 2013
Uruguay, Little Trailblazer that Could
As 2013 hurtles to a close, Uruguay has been receiving an avalanche of worldwide recognition. London’s The Guardian called the entire country “heroic” and said that it deserved a Nobel Peace Prize; Foreign Policy named President Mujica among its 100 Leading … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, abortion law, Affirmative Action, Books about Uruguay, Country of the Year, El Pepe, Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy Magazine, gay marriage, Heroic Uruguay, homophobia, José Mujica, Latin America, Latin American Left, Leading Global Thinkers, Legalization of marijuana, Lucia Topolansky, marijuana law, Nobel Peace Prize, President Mujica, racism, social change, The Economist, The Guardian, Uruguay, Uruguayan dictatorship, World Social Forum
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Happy Springfall Equinox
Today is Spring Equinox. Except it’s not. Not here, in the Southern Hemisphere, in the nation of Uruguay, where a fierce brief summer is abruptly coming to a close. In keeping with global warming, the weather here has been unusually … Continue reading
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Tagged Fall Equinox, Greenland, hemispheres, Joaquín Torres-García, moving, Spring Equinox, turning of the Earth, Uruguay
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Tips for the Mother-Writer
In honor of International Women’s Day: This list began as a series of notes to myself, things I’ve needed to hear these first four years as a mother-writer. I hope something here can be of use to you as well. … Continue reading
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Tagged Carolina De Robertis, Homer, Mother writers, motherhood, mothering, Mothers who write, Muses, novel, parenting tips, patriarchy, Perla, reading, Rome, sleep deprivation, writing
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Uruguay, Mon Amour (en español)
(For the original English-language version of this post, please click here.) Esta nota fue publicada en inglés en este blog el 31 de enero, 2013. Les agradezco a Alex Bratkievitch y Marcelo de León por la traducción. Estas seis semanas … Continue reading
Uruguay, Mon Amour (English)
Para una versión de este blog en español, haga click aquí. It’s been a whirlwind six weeks since my wife, kids and I moved to Montevideo for nine months. We have found an apartment, moved in, and hunted down things … Continue reading
