Tag Archives: Vegetarian
Buenos Aires Verde
The Tango Goddess suggested that we meet at Buenos Aires Verde for lunch last week. It’s a sweet little organic cafe that opened after we left in December.
Filed under Argentina, Food, vegan, Vegetarian
Lima, Peru
The last two days of our trip were spent in Lima, Peru’s capital. I normally like to find the positive in every city’s character, but I found Lima to be gray and dodgy with a negative energy. There is a … Continue reading
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Some Things I Miss
I have the homesick blues recently because of the cold weather and gloomy gray of Santiago. I thought it would be fun to describe the things I miss from my pre-expat lifestyle. Some things I miss most about the United … Continue reading
Filed under Food, Habitation
Cusco, Peru
Cusco is the doorway to see Peru’s Sacred Valley. It’s a lovely town that serves mostly as a tourist base for the pilgrimage to Machu Picchu. On the way to the Sacred Valley, we zipped through the town, intent on … Continue reading
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Peru’s Sacred Valley
We just returned from a week visiting Peru—the sacred valley of the Incas and the cities of Cusco and Lima. It had always been a dream of mine to see Machu Picchu, but for some reason I never thought I … Continue reading
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Guiso de Zapallo – Chilean Squash Casserole
So I just found out that my Grandma has been reading my posts. Hi Grandma! Since I’ve been learning more about cooking in the past year, I decided to make some regional specialties. In one my first tutoring sessions, I … Continue reading
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Huerto Orgánico en Santiago
I don’t know much about gardening. My mom has always had a green thumb, kind of like Mad Faffer. My grandparents also tended to a huge garden and fruit orchard in their back yard, but my sisters and I were … Continue reading
Filed under Chile, Food, Santiago, Vegetarian
Parque Mahuida
On Easter Sunday, Eileen of bearshapedsphere accompanied E. and I on an urban adventure. We hiked in the foothills outside of the La Reina section of Santiago. The park is called Parque Mahuida, and you can take a city bus to its entrance. … Continue reading
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Living in Santiago de Chile
We’ve been living in Santiago since January–about three months now. E. and I moved here without expectations even though plenty of people in Buenos Aires had grim warnings about the quality of life and quality of the air. Santiago is often called a … Continue reading
Punta Arenas, Chile
We arrived in Punta Arenas from Santiago, Chile, on the way to a five-day hike. When we arrived it was cold and drizzling. I inwardly cringed, but I knew I had to toughen up because the weather would only be more difficult … Continue reading
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