by Eileen | Jul 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
If there’s one thing that Latin America does better than the United States, it’s the papeleo. This word comes from papel, meaning paper, and has to do with anything that involves pushing papers this way and that, whether it’s under a window or...
by Eileen | Jun 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
It’s a kind of strangely New-Yorky cold out lately in Santiago. It’s crisp but not bitter, but there’s a cold wind that will catch that strip of skin that shows when your shirt rides up and your pants don’t sit at your waist.I was in the car...
by Eileen | Jun 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
Saturday morning was beautiful, if somewhat puddly, and I decided to go out for a quick ride around the neighborhood. Instead what happened was this:Those of you who are either from or now live in Santiago are rushing your hands to your heads in feigned (or real)...
by Eileen | Jun 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
I love seeing Chileans happy. I mean, I love seeing everyone be happy. But especially in Chile, where I feel like people are often just kind of muddling along, where the ecstacy meter doesn’t budge off of not really, seeing people be elated is extra super...
by Eileen | Jun 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
Many evenings, as the darkness envelops the city and the dogs run barking down the street and people who study in the evening turn up on corners, smoking cigarettes and joking around, you’ll find me riding my bike down a street that runs to the west from the...
