Does anybody know the name of the squiggly bit over the ‘n’ in ‘ñ’? A friend suggested cola del chancho, but I’m pretty sure that’s not the official name. I have a lot of conversations with people in my country of origin about the obstacles in the way of their own Five Years Abroad. The ... Read More
Does anybody know the name of the squiggly bit over the ‘n’ in ‘ñ’? A friend suggested cola del chancho, but I’m pretty sure that’s not the official name. I have a lot of conversations with people in my country of origin about the obstacles in the way of their own Five Years Abroad. The ... Read More
This afternoon, I caught myself cutting up an expired credit card before throwing it out so that nobody could find it and use it to make purchases. It’s funny how many little habits I’ve accumulated over the years that make absolutely no sense whatsoever. When you move to a country where you don’t understand the ... Read More
This afternoon, I caught myself cutting up an expired credit card before throwing it out so that nobody could find it and use it to make purchases. It’s funny how many little habits I’ve accumulated over the years that make absolutely no sense whatsoever. When you move to a country where you don’t understand the ... Read More
I haven’t had a Kiwi breakfast in forever. Plus, I’ve got a ton of errands I need to take care of at Costanera Center today. Hey, isn’t there a Café Melba at the mall? Squish! And so this morning I met up with a friend at Café Melba at Costanera Center. Well, actually, she was ... Read More
I haven’t had a Kiwi breakfast in forever. Plus, I’ve got a ton of errands I need to take care of at Costanera Center today. Hey, isn’t there a Café Melba at the mall? Squish! And so this morning I met up with a friend at Café Melba at Costanera Center. Well, actually, she was ... Read More
This evening, I helped a friend move some furniture. And it has completely thrown my entire paradigm into question. Let me back up real quick and start with what happened, and then we can move onto the interesting part. My buddy Dan found a sweet deal on a couple of bedside tables, and he made arrangements ... Read More
This evening, I helped a friend move some furniture. And it has completely thrown my entire paradigm into question. Let me back up real quick and start with what happened, and then we can move onto the interesting part. My buddy Dan found a sweet deal on a couple of bedside tables, and he made arrangements ... Read More
One of the more interesting aspects of my Five Years Abroad has been discovering how many expectations I have of myself that I’ve been carrying around all my life and was never aware of. For example, I always used to think that I should be a morning person. And to be fair, the days that I ... Read More
One of the more interesting aspects of my Five Years Abroad has been discovering how many expectations I have of myself that I’ve been carrying around all my life and was never aware of. For example, I always used to think that I should be a morning person. And to be fair, the days that I ... Read More
