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A Part of the Family

I’ve had another exciting week where I have too many things I want to write about. But I won’t bombard you all with the crazy adventures I’ve been having. Instead I’m going to talk about my host family this week. … Continue reading

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My Fútbol Debut

This last week has been so busy and I’ve done so many amazing and culturally enriching things. I went to a winery and sampled typical Chilean wine. I went to a festival celebrating the Mapuche people (the native people in … Continue reading

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Somos Famosos

While I am living with a host family, attending a Chilean school, speaking the Spanish language, and overall very immersed in the culture of Chile there will always be one thing holding me back from every fully being recognized as … Continue reading

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Roma Bound

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Away from Home for the Holidays

Back to school. After over a month of silence, my brain is slowly coming out of hibernation. Since this month included several big changes (with schools, vacations, etc.) I have decided to break it into two parts. Happy reading… it … Continue reading

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Routine

As winter approaches and the world slows down around me, I inevitably find myself slowing too. Consequently, my writing becomes more infrequent and all of life’s little unexpected hiccups seem to be going dormant along with the flora and fauna … Continue reading

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Chateaux Large and Small

ATTENTION READERS: This is a very long entry. Bonne Chance… Vacation! One of the amazing things about being an assistant in France is that I am entitled to eight weeks of vacation. That is, eight weeks of paid vacation. After … Continue reading

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Bad Translations

First things first, our group went to visit castles last weekend, here are some pictures. Now for the fun stuff. Direct English translations of French can be quite funny, especially when you translate the filler words. A good example is … Continue reading

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A mile high in Bangata

Hello all! It has been about a week in a half since I arrived in Tanzania and already so much has happened. Our first few days were spent camping at Ndarawkwai private reserve (kind of like a small national park), … Continue reading

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