by Eileen | Jun 1, 2014 | bicycle, chile, feria, food
My new upstairs neighbors have given me a gift, with which they have occasionally taken away my sleep. They start riotously laughing sometimes at 7:30 in the morning, on you know, a Saturday. This, as you might expect, wakes me up. And you would think that after the...
by Eileen | Apr 26, 2014 | chile, feria, food, santiago, shopping
So. First of all, before I go to crazy on the colorfulness of mostly vegetables with which I am going to make great deliciousness in the kitchen, let me assure you that someone sucked all the color out of Santiago. I will surely post some beautiful photos of how...
by Eileen | Dec 14, 2013 | chile, feria, food and drink
On a recent trip down to Temuco, where I finally met someone I’ve known online for years, over a lunch that was too big for anyone to eat, we got to talking about my feria reports. Prices are much higher in Santiago, my friend-in-the-computer said. I have heard...
by Eileen | Oct 7, 2013 | chile, feria, food
Overheard at the Ñuñoa Feria in Santiago, Chile from Eileen Smith on Vimeo. If you’ve ever walked around in a public place, letting the words wash over you, you know some voices carry more than others. And if you happen to be in a foreign country, or the...
by Eileen | May 5, 2013 | feria
Sometimes you will go to the market when you haven’t gone in a while. I was in La Serena last weekend and running around the weekend before, so I didn’t get the chance. But I made up for it this week. The phenomenon that followed harkens back to the...