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Posts by: Eileen
You would not believe how many times I got slapped to see these birds. These birds, by the way, are the scarlet ibis, visible in Trinidad and Suriname. These particular birds I saw in Bigi Pan, an Everglades-like (so they say, I’ve never been to the Everglades, but I hear you can [...]
Living in any big city, you will occasionally want to leave your bike outside while you go in and do your errands or buy some stuff or in my case, pay people to electrocute you (haha, physical therapy from a bike accident, taking it with great humor). In Santiago, there are very occasionally bike racks. [...]
(Insert disclaimer about how I really like Chile and I’m super happy to be able to afford health insurance here).
Also, clinic report: Integramédica Alto Las Condes.
So the other day, I had to schlep to the mall. Not just any mall, but the mall that causes me the most ire, the dreaded Alto [...]
If you give a two year old a camera, she will take this picture of you. Because you are legs and arms and squatting and apparently, you don’t even have a head.
The photographer is a towheaded two year old that I walked around with, pointing and oohing and aahing at [...]
There are certain universals in this world.
If you speak English, and have ever lived in a city (or maybe even not), I bet that you know that this dustfitti means “wash me.” It’s also a worthwhile short lesson in Spanish grammar.
For one, in order to make the tú command–that is, [...]
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I don’t believe you can ever make enough fun of products that are named unfortunately in your language. For example, I was recently in Mendoza, Argentina where I discovered a shampoo called “assy” and a perfume shop called “maggot.” Now isn’t that [...]
I know, bla bla, we have awesome produce in Chile bla. But a recent possible facebook throwdown from Audrey and Dan means I have to keep my game on. Though since there are two of them, and only one of me, their haul and story has to be twice as good as mine. [...]
January and February are almost over, here, as there. And while I am sick to the very straps of my tanktop of the heat, there is something relatively wonderful about the mostly empty streets here in Santiago. Traffic moves faster with half the city somewhere else. Sorry Viña and La Serena, I’m sure you’re groaning [...]
I have blogged before about people’s views, and in fact have thought of doing a series on nothing more than the views from my friend’s houses. I love seeing the city (any city) from above, and I believe that what you see on a daily basis affects how you feel. When I see [...]
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