Uruguay is small, with lots of green in it's landscapes :), located between Brazil and Argentina, sorrounded by sea.
You can choose the country side, the city, or the Costa de Oro (golden coast) with it's espectacular beaches and endless parties at night.
It's also an excellent place to study, people from arround the world came to the university here for several motives (it's free, one of the best in the world, the cultural level is amazing) Of course all the universities are located in Montevideo (capital city) and they made a hard selection of people so you won't waste their time and their tax money, but it's worth it.
They are a variety of things you can visit a good city and country map can be handy, not everything is mark for the tourists to see, you are going to play a cultural treasure Hunt, good luck =)
The people is warm and nice, always ready to help if you are in trouble, of course there are all kinds of people like everywhere else.
The main language is spanish but most of the people spoke english, italian and french. Because of their families, the school or just for pleasure. So you are not going to have any troubles trying to comunicate.
Remember : tengo hambre (I am hungry) , Estoy perdido (I am lost), Gracias ( Thanks) that should be enough for you to survive lol.
