Christmas in Two Cultures

Last year, I wrote about how Christmas looks so different.  About how I was confused to be spending Christmas in Chile as it looks so very different to Christmas in England.  So, this year I thought it would be fun …

:: That Was Spring ::

So, here in the Southern Hemisphere, Summer is fast approaching. Although, for this London girl, it’s been Summer for a long time!  Chilean Spring boasts better weather than London summer, so I’m just confused.  We’ve already had some days of …

The Faces of Living in Another Language

Just before moving to Chile, I wrote a post about the faces of moving abroad. Now, it’s been a year of living in Chile so I thought I would try another one. Despite the fact that lots of my life …

Postcards from the Desert {Arica, Chile}

A few weeks ago, we had two bank holidays in a row, which fell on a Monday and Tuesday. Hello long, long weekend!So, months before, we booked flights to Arica, a small city in the very north of Chile with …

:: One Year in Chile ::

When people ask me how long I’ve lived in Chile (this time around, because of course there were the ten months in 2010-2011 too!), I am so used to saying “I just got here a few months ago…” Until now, …