Being in the southern hemisphere in October feels kinda surreal. I haven’t seen one pumpkin 🎃 or a tree with yellow changing leaves 🍁. I don’t think that they sell coffee creamer in Montevideo (or if they do, I have not seen it) so no pumpkin spice lattes here. 🤣 When I would usually be pulling out my sweaters in the U.S., here I’ve started wearing sandals and sunscreen more and more. 🩴

Since it’s spring time in Montevideo, the weather is getting warmer, with temperatures in the 60-70s and a forecast this week that promises regular days in the 80s. The grass is very green and the trees are in full bloom (my allergies are so much better now)!🎉 It also rained a lot over the last few days and on one of my walks along the waterfront, I caught some really pretty dark blue skies as the storm moved away from the city. 😍

Ballet 🩰

As one of our weekly activities organized by the study abroad program, we went to see the ballet last week! It was Cinderella and was very pretty!

Fútbol ⚽️

The coordinator of our program plays soccer with one of the advanced Spanish professors at our university every week and their team challenged the study abroad students to a friendly game this week. It was pretty much a slaughter with their team finishing at something like 19 to our 2 goals. 😆🤦🏻‍♀️But it was still fun! And thankfully, it was indoors because we experienced a down pour of rain for the majority of the game!😁

Botanical & Japanese Gardens ⛲️

Since the rain let up this weekend, I was able to explore both the free botanical garden in Montevideo, which I would classify as a large park/green space, and a small museum next to a Japanese garden as well. Both were really pretty and a peaceful change from the main city scape in Montevideo where I live.

Bus Accident 🚍😳

This morning, on my walk along la rambla (the promenade along the waterfront), I noticed caution tape and a much larger crowd than usual and then I spotted a bus on the beach! The bus system here is really extensive and a great way to get around the city. According to news reports, it sounds like this poor bus had some type of mechanical failure of the brakes and it lost control and plunged onto the beach! 🥺😞The driver and passengers were injured, but thankfully, none of the injuries were fatal. It was quite the sight to see!

I hope everyone is enjoying this lovely October and happy Halloween to everyone celebrating/dressing up this weekend and next week! 👻🎃Thanks for following along with me and my adventures in South America!🌎