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 18, 2013 | chile, feria, food, food and drink, photography, santiago, shopping
For reasons that are perhaps only clear to the gods of Reddit themselves, I got some 2500 extra hits on my blog over the course of a couple of days, due to (I guess) someone in Ecuador getting fleeced in the food purchasing department, and someone else holding out my...
by Eileen | Feb 25, 2013 | chile, feria, food
Un atado. Now repeat after me: a-TA-o. Atar is to tie. An atado should be a thing that is all tied up. And it kind of is. It’s a mess. Tengo un atado= I’ve got a mess. But your life is not necessarily all tied, up, it can also be tangled, because...
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...
