2010, apartment, earthquake, G, Obi wan Kenobi

Ack! Earthquake in Chile!…and I live here.

Sweet BeJeezus, that was scary!! I’m not talking the “normal” kind of earthquake scary either … the kind I knew before today. After living in the SF Bay Area for over 29 years, I thought I was pretty accustomed to feeling the ground move every so often. But no matter how accustomed you think you …

2010, Citizenship, resolutions

I’m a Citizen … hear me Roar!

My country tis of thee… Good LORD did I have a patriotic week last week!! As some of you may already know, I became a U.S. Citizen last Thursday, after many, many months of waiting and weaving through bureaucratic mazes, it finally happened!In the simplest of forms, here’s what’s involved: 1) somehow you become a …

2010, dogs, G, Obi wan Kenobi

The dog post (introducing Obi-wan)

G and I have found ourselves welcoming a little bundle of joy and thankfully it’s not a result of me being pregnant and carrying a human life for nine months. No, no. Contrary to that nightmare, we’re excited that in about a month we’ll be welcoming a little English Bulldog puppy into our urban dwelling …

anti-Chile, customer service, wedding

Wedding Planning Chilean Style

Oh Chile. You are many great things but I have to say, the least of all is efficient. Chilean people are many great things, the least of all, is responsive (especially when they should be!) Take for example the vendors I’m TRYING to work with (because I can’t actually say I AM working with them) …

California, Masters program, world domination

My competitive landscape in Chile

My competitive pool is much smaller in Chile. Granted, this is perhaps directly correlated to the fact that Chile has a population of about 16,758,114, of which, about 85% is urban dwelling… i.e. the majority of them are crowding my space here in Santiago. But I spent days wondering, how many of these 16+ million …