Santiago en 2025
Now the comparisons to my 1990 experience: Still smoggy. Still friendly people. Climate and natural disasters (earthquake, drought) still very much like California. Chile’s geography is quite like California….
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Recuerdos de Santiago en 1990
I have arrived at my final stop of the trip: Santiago de Chile. The only place that I have been before….
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Los últimos días en Buenos Aires
What a difference weather makes when traveling. And in life! Upon my return to BA after Iguazu, the heat had broken and the city had a lovely breeze…
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Las Cataratas del Iguazú: Did not disappoint!!
I have been anticipating this leg of the trip since I very first thought about going to Argentina: The Iguazú Falls….
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De verdad, intenté disfrutar de Buenos Aires, pero…
I have really tried to make the most of my time in Buenos Aires, this so-called “Paris of South America.” If one likes a big city, I’m sure this would be more enjoyable…
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Los Días en Uruguay
I’m writing this Monday, sitting in a Starbucks, in a shopping center in Montevideo. I needed this indulgence of comfort and familiarity as I wait out a rainstorm…
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Ya “shegué”: Días 1-3 en Buenos Aires
I knew ahead of time about this “sh” thing in Argentinian and Uruguayan Spanish, but now that I’m trying to pronounce it in my own Spanish, it is so weird!
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El Próximo Viaje
I am calling it a reconnaissance mission: to explore my top three cities to move to, including at least one interview at a language school to teach English from abroad…
