September 29th 2009  South America » Chile » Biobío » Lebu
The afternoon of the 18th, following the desfile madness, is major family time. Lots of kite flying and generally strolling around by the beach - I took part in the latter and took some much sunnier ... [full story]

September 27th 2009  South America » Chile » Biobío » Lebu
Not last Friday, but the one before, Chile celebrated its 199th birthday - and in much more style than the US celebrates its independence day. The whole week of school is basically dedicated to the f ... [full story]

September 15th 2009  South America » Chile » Biobío » Lebu
It's week seven of my time in Lebu, but more importantly, it's also the week of Fiestas Patrias - the 18th of September is the Chilean equivalent of the 4th of July, except even more patriotic, by a l ... [full story]

August 24th 2009  South America » Chile » Biobío » Lebu
Somehow I'm already about to start off my fourth week in Lebu - a dull thing to say, but time really has been going by incredibly fast. Teaching has been going really, really well. Even though I ... [full story]

August 11th 2009  South America » Chile » Biobío » Lebu
So I uploaded all my photos from Santiago, and for some reason they've appeared as part of my First week of teaching / Trip to Pucon entry. So there they are, and do look through them - I have pictur ... [full story]

August 11th 2009  South America » Chile » Biobío » Lebu
So my class observations are over, and I finally began teaching this week!! I've been a lot more...noticeable...at my school than I realized I'd be - I get LOTS of greetings in the hallways...down th ... [full story]

August 4th 2009  South America » Chile » Biobío » Lebu
Hey all -- look, I´m finally writing! Told you so. So I´ve been in Chile almost three weeks, but spent the majority of that time in Santiago, doing teacher training stuff. Although I really enj ... [full story]