by Eileen | Sep 27, 2014 | chile, food, home, language, santiago, shopping, spanish
As you may know, I grew up in New York. And my parents were adventurous eaters. I have fond memories of walking through neighborhoods far from home where my father would hold up different food items in a store and ask simple questions. “Soak first?” or...
by Eileen | Jul 24, 2013 | chile, home
Once upon a time, when I used to live and move around the United States, I spent a weekend at a retreat center on the Oregon Coast. Here I ate vegan food and learned about the word “gift” used as a verb. It was the kind of mellow, wood-paneled place where...
by Eileen | May 21, 2012 | home, New York
My family has experienced what I consider the great eastward migration, since the beginning of its existence in the United States. On my father’s side, I know they arrived before 1911, as my grandfather, who was born in that year, was born in this country...
