Is Uruguay Safe for Women? A Recent Attack & The Country’s Response That Stood Out to Me 🇺🇾

Is Uruguay actually safe for women? “Safety isn’t simply whether something terrible can happen. For me, part of evaluating a place is also looking at what the society does when something terrible does happen.” I’ll briefly discuss the recent attack at the University Medical School and why it became such an important conversation in Uruguay The local response that caught my attention. What happened afterward is really why I wanted to record this episode. We’ll talk about how the university and wider community responded, why seeing institutions publicly acknowledge gender-based violence mattered to me, and what I think a country’s reaction to violence can tell us about the society itself. No country is completely free from crime or violence, and Uruguay is no exception. But statistics, headlines, and personal experience can tell us different parts of the story. If this episode helped you, like, subscribe, and share your experience in the comments — I read them all! 🌿 Life abroad doesn’t have to be perfect, but it should be tranquil. ✅ SUBSCRIBE for weekly insights on what life in Uruguay is really like 🇺🇾 🎧 LISTEN to The Tranquil Living Uruguay show wherever you get your podcasts 🎙️ Hosted by Vanessa - Tranquil Living Uruguay Are you curious about Uruguay? Send in your questions & topics you’d like me to answer for you! GET IN TOUCH HERE: 📩 [tranquilliving.uy@gmail.com](mailto:tranquilliving.uy@gmail.com) Instagram: @tranquillivinguruguay Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/TranquilLivingUruguayMain Substack: https://substack.com/@tranquillivinguruguay This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tranquillivinguruguay.substack.com