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 | Mar 18, 2013 | chile, photography, santiago
Sometimes there’s something you really love, and yet, you find yourself not doing it. This has happened to me, since I’ve gotten back from Nicaragua etc and undug myself from the pile of work that accumulated in my absence, despite frantic pre-excavation...
by Eileen | Dec 20, 2012 | photography, santiago
Here in Santiago, where we plan on celebrating the apocalypse with tacos and chocolate (and tequila for the drinkers), we’d been expecting a very unseasonable rain. Basically, it doesn’t rain from November to April. We occasionally get a heavy rainstorm in...
by Eileen | Nov 12, 2012 | chile, feria, food, food and drink
The story of how I changed ferias. By Eileen Smith In the merciless joy of making fun of how idiosyncratic New Yorkers are, I had a great time when my sister and brother in law moved in together on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. You see, they each moved about two...
