The farthest I traveled this week was to and from the rural elementary school, which is about 30km (about 18 miles) outside the city.
From Minnesota, USA to Montevideo, Uruguay, I traveled about 5,985 miles. Then I went 304 more to get to Salto, so in total that would be 6,289! I've stayed in Salto since I got here.
I walk almost everywhere here, which is so nice. Just about everywhere that I want to go -- the teacher training college, cafeteria, high school, gym, and public plazas -- is within a 10-15 minute walk of my apartment.
My mentor teacher at the elementary school took me to visit a dairy farm this week! It was cool to see the building where they milk cows (32 at a time!) with milking machines, as well as to see the big vats of cheese and yogurt.
The week after next will be Semana Santa here, also known as semana de turismo because so many people travel for the Easter holidays. Two other Fulbrighters and I have decided to aprovechar (take advantage) of our days off by spending the week in Valparaíso, Chile, where I studied abroad in college.
