There is a reason I haven’t posted in a few months: I’m no longer in Chile. I very much enjoyed the country, the language and the Latin lifestyle, but I was pretty miserable in my job as an au pair. My host family took advantage of me an no matter how wonderful my travel and […]
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I‘ve been in Chile for three months, and the Chile-United States time difference has changed three times! It’s getting exhausting. Granted, the autumn and spring are the times of the year when the times change the most, so I’m in the clear for a while. Chile and the eastern United States are along the same […]
Finally! Someone understands my enthusiasm about birthday parties. Or rather, not just someone, but an entire culture. Chileans make an event about just about anything, and birthdays are no exception. While I haven’t been to any adult or teenage birthdays, I’ve been to a least six children’s birthdays in the two and a half months […]
I finally experienced the day I’ve been dreading since I moved to Chile; I woke up 100% miserable. I had been fighting off the sniffles for a couple of days, but by Monday my cold was full blown and I awoke to a pounding headache, congested sinuses and a deep-rooted weariness. I could barely roll […]
I’ve been in Santiago for about six weeks now, and the culture shock is just now slowly beginning to wear off. I came here knowing Chile was of the wealthiest and most stable countries in South America, but all the same the term “developing country” is a catchall phrase for a lot of different degrees […]
September 18th, septiembre dieciocho, is a big day- it’s Independence Day! And, seeing as Chileans will snatch any opportunity to have a party, they made no exception. Between Sept. 13th and Sept. 22nd, there is no school and many businesses are closed. It’s a 10-day holiday. The entire town is covered with the red, white […]
Today is September 11th, and needless to say it’s a day of remembrance and respect for the United States. 12 years ago, New York City was attacked by Islamic terrorists and thousands died as hijacked planes crashed into the Twin Towers. This is my first year being outside of the U.S. on this day since […]
