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Brown Eyes
Brown eyes? This is an old photo from when she was about eight months, but it’s the best one I have of her eyes. Chile is a country of morenos (people with a darker complexion and dark hair). Don’t...
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Interview questions that would not fly in the United States
Ugh. I’ve made it no secret that I’m looking for a job. I have been for a while actually. I feel like the job karma fairies are frowning on me since I have given up better jobs than the ones I am...
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Watch out, we have a one year old!
One week old. Such a peaceful sleeper. This was the photo that deceived the internets. One year old. Your crazy, funny, smart, non-stop personality is starting to shine through. The world, it is a...
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Trying to get into the spirit of the holidays and failing
The holiday season is one of my favorite times of year. I love the freshness of winter, the traditions, the anticipation, the coziness, seeing friends and family and the exchange of thoughtful gifts....
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The real list of why I’m thankful this year
Wow. I truly did not expect so many of you readers–both regular commenters and lurkers– to reach out to me when they read my last post. Thank you. I’m really touched. I thought I’d post an update. I am...
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Do you know who I am?
There was an exchange I witnessed a few days ago and it’s been playing out in my head since then. To anyone else, it may have seemed like a typical case of road rage, but I saw something different....
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Dear Santa–An expat Christmas list
Dear Santa, I was talking to a few expats recently about Christmas in the US and Christmas outside the US. All of us agreed that Christmas in the US was somehow more Christmas-y than in Chile and it...
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Sending Love
This last weekend, my husband and I walked to the metro nearest our apartment, with Squeaker in her stroller almost asleep, to greet my mother-in-law who had recently arrived in Santiago from the...
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Hello 2014!
New Year in Valparaiso, Chile. Photo Credit 2013, while far from the worst year of my life, has been marked by a certain involuntary ennui. One the one hand, I’ve had Squeaker who is a spitfire and...
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Happy Birthday to Me
In the week since sharing my news that Squeaker and I are moving back to the States, the responses have been mixed. I’m not sure what I was expecting but maybe a little more of “Good for you for doing...
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