by Eileen | Sep 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Something really big has happened. After fourteen years in Chile, something enormous has taken place. I have not purchased a home, gotten married, had or adopted children. I have not applied for my Chilean passport, adopted (or had) a cat, nor have I decided to leave,...
by Eileen | Dec 27, 2017 | health, travel, Uncategorized
I should have known as I was lying on the floor because it was where I dropped when I decided I couldn’t move any farther, that something was wrong. I thought maybe I had a cold, despite the fact that I had no cold symptoms. No runny nose, no watery eyes, no...
by Eileen | Dec 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
So, Suriname. Travel. Far from home where I don’t exactly speak the languages, and I have no idea how the health care system works (though I do enjoy a few tours around the odd clinic), and where I’d be several hours (at least) from a city for part of the...
by Eileen | Sep 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
As you may guess from the title of this blog post, yesterday’s second foray into the big city on roller blades did not go exactly as planned. Which is how I find myself the proud owner of a multiply-punctured and torn pair of pants, a well-defined...