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Red Hot Chile – 03/21/2014
Radio Show Topic Current events in Chile Radio Show Description Segment 1: Ruthless and revealing comments of elected communist Camila Vallejo; billboards with scantily-clad women. Segment 2: billboards are bad but in your country there are worse things, Hydroaysén project being reconsidered, slang words, Lan Chile bomb threat forces landing in Mendoza, 4.2 ... Read MoreShould We Really Put Gold in an IRA?
Jeff Clark, Editor of BIG GOLD “Gold is one of the dumbest things to put in your IRA,” said the slick TV commentator, with his $200 haircut, perfect white teeth, and superior attitude. “Everyone knows income-producing vehicles are best for an IRA.” I tried to ignore the prepackaged message from someone who sounded like he ... Read MoreRed Hot Chile – 03/14/2014
Radio Show Topic Bachelet presidency, educational quality and proposed reforms, other current events, slang Radio Show Description Segment 1: Bachelet’s second term begins, slang words, comments on Chilean higher education. Segment 2: Theory of power and favor brokers in the state. Segment 3: What else will Bachelet be trying to do? How libertarians ... Read MoreRed Hot Chile – 03/07/2014
Radio Show Topic Viña del Mar, current events, Galt’s Gulch, Guns and Gold coins Radio Show Description Segment 1: Why Viña del Mar Segment 2: Bachelet assuming power, current events and a little earthquake, slang words, Viña should be on the expat’s radar. Segment 3: Galt’s Gulch Chile and Ken Johnson whining about ... Read MoreRed Hot Chile – 02/28/2014
Radio Show Topic Special guest José Niño; radical feminism affects Chile’s public policy, tough luck for libertarians that stick their necks out in Chile Radio Show Description Segment 1: Divorce policy and how radical feminism has affected Chile’s public policy. Segment 2: José Niño why chile? what’s the attraction? What pushed you out ... Read More
Day 518 of 1827: Bangkok
When I started Five Years Abroad a year and a half ago in Medellín, I was completely overwhelmed by all of the unfamiliarity of my surroundings. I didn’t know the language nor the culture, I had no idea what to expect, virtually no network to speak of, and it became obvious very quickly that I was ... Read MoreRed Hot Chile – 02/21/2014
Radio Show Topic All sorts of stuff: in or about Chile, first getting to Chile, where will you and will it be too hard to goo or to stay? Big think stuff. Radio Show Description Segment 1: Where will you go? Why should you stay? Is it harder to go or to stay? ... Read More
Day 510 of 1827: Important Pieces of Paper
Over the course of the past 500-odd days, I’ve had to overcome many challenges. I’ve been kidnapped by overcrowded buses; I’ve dealt with passive-aggressive homeowners; I’ve faced off against vicious attack dogs and poisonous spiders. But today, finally, I went up against my greatest adversary yet: The bureaucracy. So, last week, I went to the ... Read More
