by Eileen | Apr 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
Despite the fact that hiking is not my thing, per se, and that hanging out in large groups in the wilderness tampoco (neither), I have recently “joined” (which means I am friends with them on Facebook, I think) a hiking group in Santiago. And it’s...
by Eileen | Apr 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
Of all the things to be concerned about concerning changing apartments (will my stuff arrive? will it fit? will the internet ever be hooked up, is there a secret infestation of curly-antennae’d bugs? yes, yes, yes no), my mother was concerned about whether or...
by Eileen | Apr 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
There are two situations I encountered upon moving to Chile, two uniquely annoying what-do-I-say-here situations that left me frustrated, exposed, and sometimes, seemingly hijacked. It may be that you’ve studied Spanish or any of a host of other languages. You...
by Eileen | Mar 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
There are places in the world that scream with color. Where in the middle of a pale blue sky pops a stark white cloud, against a red ridge. Where azure lakes appear over the horizon, turning milky turquoise, and rimmed with yellow and purple lupins. New Zealand is one...
by Eileen | Mar 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
Ever the doubting Thomas (or Eileen, as the case may be), I was sure that the “traditional” snack on my La Bicicleta Verde tour was going to be an alfajor, a sweet, soft sandwich cookie filled with manjar (dulce de leche). They’re packaged, widely...
