Do you want to know what I miss? I miss that feeling of security I had when I walked out the door living in the U.S. In fact, that feeling of security even living in your own home, which is provided most of the time living in the States. Not a day goes by in …

It has come to my attention that I have hit a face-to-face moment with my reality:um…so… I live here. In Santiago…and consequently, am not going to be heading back “home” – ever. I’ve been told that this happens but that each day will get better. It’s not like I’m on the ledge ready to bounce, …

I have a new observation about Chile and I just realized that I summed it up very well in an email I just sent to a couple of friends back home. Here is the snippet that sums up my latest observation and conclusion: “…Gonzalo is AMAZING. We bought a sofa last night for our place …

Ok, perhaps I’m ever so slightly exaggerating in my subject heading but I find it quite – what’s the right word – … peculiar/disturbing that it’s quite acceptable here to submit a resume for a job with a picture of yourself on it.Actually the most disturbing part of it isn’t that it’s acceptable to submit …

There’s one in my apartment right now, cleaning. She addresses me in the formal you and calls me Senora Andrea. Did I mention she may potentially be older than my mom AND that I am paying her an amount, though good here, that might be considered illegal in the U.S.? I don’t know how I …

Today I stepped out of my “office” to have lunch with K (take another bow, as this is your THIRD cameo on my blog) and to avoid another fight with Santiago (the city) I opted to take a cab to her office. I already had a fight with Stgo earlier this week and I really …

I took this picture when I was at the gym. I was using the bathroom – and before you wonder what I’m doing with a camera in the bathroom of my gym, let me explain! I used the bathroom after working out, hence I had my iPod with me which is ALSO my iPhone, which …

I went to buy some medical insurance today… and was told that the insurance sales people make house calls.How so very 1950s.So now I’m waiting for him to call me so that we can coordinate a time for him to come to my mom’s house, explain my medical coverage options and sell me some insurance …

I’m so sick of this cold.I can’t wear anything but layers upon layers and it’s stifling. I feel like the kid in “A Christmas Story” and if I add any more bulk to the lower part of my body, I will soon look like a star fish. More than half my wardrobe is on it’s …

Completed and made it through my first official week living in Chile and I think that the phrase, “You’re doing it wrong,” borrowed from the movie “Mr. Mom” most adequately sums up my first seven days living in the Southern most Latin American (major) city of the Southern Hemisphere. In the movie, as the title …