"The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things bother you."  -   Lost in Translation - Bob (Bill Murray) 

Why Uruguay???  The question asked most often...  
Here are SIX top reasons for loving Uruguay:
1.  Beautiful  beaches with clean water; I'm a beach girl at heart.
2.  Water!  Uruguay sits atop one of  world's largest aquifers, the Guarani Aquifer.  After spending 14 years in drought-ridden Texas Hill Country, lots of readily available water sounds fabulous.
3.   Kindly Mother Nature - although weather changes may be rapid, winter is rainy, and the humidity is high year round, there aren't many catastrophic events.  After living through many hurricanes and tornadoes on the Mississippi and Texas Gulf Coasts, I can honestly say, "Never again."  Uruguay also has no earthquakes or volcanoes.  Whoo hoo!
4.  Clean Air, Skies, and Soil:  I had forgotten what the blue skies of my childhood (pre-pollution days) looked like or how it felt to breathe in clean air (despite the mingling fresh smell of manure).
5.  Peace, harmony, and safety - Uruguay is a fairly safe, secure, and tolerant country.
6. Probably the most important thing I love about Uruguay are its people!  They are kind, caring, and polite.