by Eileen | Aug 28, 2013 | meta, santiago, travel writing, Uncategorized
I was recently at a travel writer and photographer’s conference in Corte Madera, California, convened by an amazingly well-curated new and used bookstore called Book Passage. If you’re in the area (right over the Golden Gate), I highly recommend a stop in....
by Eileen | Jul 10, 2012 | chile, santiago
SWF, English/Spanish bilingual seeking friends for laughter, serious talks, impromptu trips to the coast, the central valley and silly-item shopping (getting lost optional), academic pursuits, patience, rollerblading, bicycling and long walks a plus. I particularly...
by Eileen | Jun 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
Every time I go to the United States, I have the same issue. Sure, I go with one bag inside another, but between the fact that Mamaj is moving, and I’m trying to get my last remaining stuff out of her basement, and the fact that many items are either cheaper or...
by Eileen | May 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
This time, coming through Kennedy, unlike the last time, when I came through SFO, I was not interrogated. There was no series of questions asking my age, marital status, whether I had a long-term Chilean mate. The agent, wearing purple latex gloves, found that there...
by Eileen | Apr 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
There are plusses and minuses to people thinking Santiago is great. On the one hand, um, yeah, we know, we’ve been here for so long, it’s practially part of us (side note later). On the other hand, please don’t muck it up. I like it the way it is...
