by Sally Rose | Oct 22, 2017 | Chile, Expat, Teaching, Travel
“¿Cómo aprendiste tu inglés?” I turned to look at the small boy standing next to me on the Metro train. How did you learn English? He had obviously been listening to me and my friends speaking in English. “Just like you learned Spanish,” I told...
by Sally Rose | Aug 28, 2016 | #friendship, Chile, Expat, Family, Teaching
This week, my “Chilean daughter” turned 21. It seems like only yesterday that I walked into her 8th grade classroom for the first time, but that was back in 2009. Francisca would have been 14 then. A quiet teenager, she came to the front of the classroom...
by Sally Rose | Apr 8, 2015 | #friendship, #localcustoms, Transitions
For lunch today, the hotel receptionist recommended a small restaurant near Castro’s town square. I made my way there and easily found the place, but it was mobbed, every table taken. There was a small round table for three out on the patio, but it had the...
by Sally Rose | Mar 31, 2015 | #etiquette, #friendship, Transitions
Back in Chile and the cupboard is bare, so I went to Lider on Sunday afternoon to get a few essentials. The place was swarming, but I managed to snag a head of broccoli and a packet of chicken before heading to the coffee aisle where their shelves were as bare as...
by Sally Rose | Mar 14, 2015 | #friendship, Transitions
I recently ran across an article called 20 Signs You’re Culturally Chilean, written by Elyssa Garrett and posted on Matador Network. It lists twenty things that are uniquely Chilean. I found myself laughing out loud as I read through the list. At least half of...
