Chile
Chile – Organized Yet Hidden
Written By: jeff
Posted On: May 16th, 2010
The past week in Chile has completely flown by. I’ve been much more active here that I was in Argentina. It’s probably because I have such limited time here. You’d think you could tackle a country of Chile’s size in 3 weeks. But, no. With classes during the week, there is precious little time to […]
Escuela Fronteras Continues to Aid Victims of Chilean Earthquake
Written By: jeff
Posted On: March 9th, 2010
Last week we highlighted Escuela Fronteras’s donation drive to collect food, clothing and other goods for victims of the Chilean Earthquake. Given that Chile is a popular travel destination for career break travelers, round-the-world trippers and other long-term travelers, we wanted to highlight a way that people traveling in Chile could do so. So, if […]
Donation Drive in Santiago for Chilean Earthquake Victims
Written By: jeff
Posted On: March 3rd, 2010
For all travelers in and around Santiago, here is an opportunity to help the victims of the Chile earthquake. Escuela Fronteras, a Spanish language institute based in Santiago is holding a donation drive to collect much-needed supplies for the people hardest hit by the earthquake in Chile this past weekend. We interviewed Alejandra Vicencio, co-founder of Escuela […]
Thinking of Chile
Written By: jeff
Posted On: March 1st, 2010
From the time I awoke on Saturday morning, the news of Chile’s earthquake preoccupied most of my thoughts. Since my first visit there in March 2007, as part of my career break, I came to know this country very well. In the past 3 years, I have studied, traveled, lived and worked there. I have […]
Pillow Tucking
Written By: Jeff Jung
Posted On: December 8th, 2009
Last week I took a night bus from Santiago, Chile to Puerto Montt where I caught the Navimag ferry to ride along the southern Chilean coast. I love South American buses…
