Santiago Trips

Viernes, el 1 de agosto | Jul 31 08'

Its Finally friday! This week was an easy week, but im always happy to see the weekend come! I had my final day of my Chilean Preparatory Langua... Continue reading »

Bienvenidos!!!! | Feb 05 07'

Kolejne 7 godz. lotu (w sumie 11 z Tahiti) i zawitalismy do Santiago de Chile . Nie mielismy przewodnika na Poludniowa Ameryke, wiec przez pierwsze... Continue reading »

Goodbye my lovely Chile | Sep 16 07'

"I thought it was best if I told him while we were sitting down, but realising something was wrong he insisted I told him."

As you can probably tell from the title of my entry what the terrible news was that I received just after the Christening.  But let me fill yo... Continue reading »

Preparing for the Christening | Sep 04 07'

"'Okay' said the teacher 'let’s start with a prayer'. 'Padre nuetros que estas en los cielos..'. Mute, I was mute; "

Well as you already know I was lucky enough to be asked to be the Godmother to Gonzalo and Susana's baby girl, Pia, of which I accepted with honour... Continue reading »

The Day for the Missing People | Sep 02 07'

"in order to be able to prosecute they stated that their relatives were not murdered but were kidnapped and still missing in order for those accused to come to trial for their actions"

I must apologise that I don't remember exact dates of my trip, I normally write the date down but sometimes I forget, but I know the week terrible... Continue reading »

Seasons Changing | Aug 31 07'

"All my students have told me that September is the most beautiful month, and as the days approach the end of August I can see why. "

What is it about the beauty of the changing of the seasons, such beautiful poems have be written about it, whether it be from summer to autumn; whe... Continue reading »

Party, party ...'Que una fiesta'! | Jul 02 07'

"you have to decide which room you want to heat up otherwise face the prospect of getting a couple of toes removed from frost bite"

Yes that’s right folks the month of Julio (July) consisted of many parties and I attended them all (I am definitely related to my sister!). O... Continue reading »

The Norm | May 31 07'

"Our relationship has gone from strength to strength; every Wednesday she cooks me lunch and we sit and have a chat, without my dictionary I might add"

First of all I would like to apologise for having not written in quite a while.   The main reason is that nothing significant has occurre... Continue reading »

Another wonderful weekend | May 17 07'

"I opened the door to see gleaming eyes looking at me. Felipe took my hand, I protested at first of course, and was luckily enough to be allowed to watch one dance before my attempt."

I am sure you are getting bored of hearing about my weekends but this weekend i did many things for the first time. Being a long weekend Felip... Continue reading »

The Language Barrier | May 12 07'

"In the end I said Si and that seemed to be sufficient, thinking of what I should tell Felipe why they came around. "

Just to reinforce what a prized idiot I can be and of course to make you guys back home chuckle I will tell you about a few mis interpretations sho... Continue reading »