by Eileen | Feb 19, 2013 | chile, health
I am not political as I might be. Sure, I voted in both the US elections and the most recent municipal Chilean ones, but really, I don’t keep up to date with all the media, all the happenings, all the headlines. But one thing has really caught my eye going on in...
by Eileen | Jan 27, 2013 | chile, feria, health, santiago, shopping
Comingback from vacation brings me back immediately to two important things. Laundry and the feria. Today’s feria foray smelled like basil and melón calameño (cantaloupe) and ripe peaches and sometimes tomatoes. And occasionally, fish, but I speed past that part...
by Eileen | Aug 30, 2012 | coffee, food, health, santiago, shopping
For a long, long time, I have been meaning to go up to the Eco Feria in La Reina. It’s mostly organic veggies, and is giant on Saturdays, and much smaller on Wednesdays, or so I’m told. There’s babywearing devices and organic, free-range eggs and...
by Eileen | Mar 23, 2012 | chile, health, santiago, Uncategorized
(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...