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Chile

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Laundry, round two.

Wednesday, 10 Jul 2013 | Views [351]

And at this point, the laundry is winning.  Most decidedly.  Ignacio told us that the dryer was installed, so we would be able to do our laundry at the B&B to save money.  Wonderful, but it didn't turn out that simple.  He ... Read more >


"And this pair of gringas..."

Friday, 5 Jul 2013 | Views [378]

So, while I fondly refer to myself and my roommate as "gringas," most Chileans don't actually use that term.  They snicker when I use it, they certainly know what it means, but it's not that big of a thing here.  I went to court again today, ... Read more >


Fourth of July in the winter

Thursday, 4 Jul 2013 | Views [309]

Happy independence day ´Murica.  Since it´s definitely not a holiday here, we had to kind of make our own holiday.  My roommate and I went to an American style bar here in Santiago, and ordered burgers.  Don´t get ... Read more >


Denmark, England - same thing, right?

Tuesday, 2 Jul 2013 | Views [268]

It has been really cool to meet all the strangers that come through the B&B here.  Some are more social than others, and some are more willing to engange the gringas in conversation than others.  But it's been a very interesting mix. ... Read more >


Conversing with a 14 year old

Sunday, 30 Jun 2013 | Views [232]

I got back late from work today, one of the presentations went longer than we were expecting.  By the time I got home from that, I was starving and didn't really want to go through the fight it is to use the shared common kitchen that is about the ... Read more >


Cucharas

Thursday, 27 Jun 2013 | Views [269]

At our little bed and breakfast, we get served free breakfast.  And before any of you snarky people start on your sarcasm, just remember that not all things translate over into other languages, which includes concepts included in the title. ... Read more >


Quest for laundry and a trailhead

Sunday, 23 Jun 2013 | Views [292]

Laundry time... In the words of Scooby Doo, "Ruh roh."  What to do when you have about ten days worth of clothes, and you live in a bed and breakfast with no functioning dryer?  I opened the dryer and found papers sitting in it.  Including ... Read more >


This is a trash-can, right?

Saturday, 22 Jun 2013 | Views [228]

It was a particularly trying day at the office.  Not because there was too much going on and I became overwhelmed; on the contrary, I sat around for about two hours and felt incredibly useless.  And it didn't help that when someone did speak ... Read more >


What a day...

Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | Views [392]

So Monday turned out to be quite the bust.  I had thought that we were starting on Tuesday (well, we were), but when I got back into wi-fi mode on Monday after all our errands, I had a message from the other student working at our office.  ... Read more >


What-E-C-S...

Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | Views [285]

Today was supposed to be our "orientation" day, we set out this morning to get phones, figure out the metro, and just figure a little of our shize out.  After a few hours of blindly running around, asking three different security guards where ... Read more >


Chilean Entrance

Saturday, 15 Jun 2013 | Views [272]

Any confidence that I might have built up about my ability to speak Spanish during my time in Guatemala has been efficiently smashed to the ground and stomped on.  Chile is a whole other animal just onto itself.    I got on the plane ... Read more >

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