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Looking Back

January 23, 2023 by Katie Kelley Leave a Comment

Jane has already discovered this blog and has started going through the posts from our previous trip. Often times she’ll quote me back to me, which is interesting. While emotionally this trip has been a challenge for the kids, at six months in, I can honestly tell you that neither of them really like it. […]

Filed Under: Living Abroad in Chile, Santiago

Marshmallow

January 21, 2023 by Katie Kelley Leave a Comment

We had a fun friend from home come to visit us last night in Puerto Varas. Marshmallow, Wilson’s tooth fairy, paid him a visit. This marks the first tooth lost for our team in Chile. To prepare for Marshmallow’s impending visit, Wilson brushed his teeth really well, polished the lost tooth, and even tidied his […]

Filed Under: Living Abroad in Chile, Northern Patagonia, Carretera Austral

Popeye

January 16, 2023 by Katie Kelley Leave a Comment

We in the US know Popeye’s love for spinach and chicken, but here in Chile we’ve found that Popeye makes fantastic biodegradable laundry detergent. I searched for quite a while for a non-scented laundry detergent in Chile. Here everything is scented, even the toilet paper. They don’t sell basic medication at the grocery store, but […]

Filed Under: Living Abroad in Chile, Santiago

Thank Goodness for Pucon

January 12, 2023 by Katie Kelley Leave a Comment

It’s no secret that I didn’t really love Santiago. Our trips away from Santiago were magical, glorious, sight-filled escapes, but we’d always return to the complexities of navigating city living. There were only so many close places to explore, and I feel like we did a good job of exploring them. There were some good […]

Filed Under: Living Abroad in Chile, The Lakes Region

The Candy Cane Conundrum

December 13, 2022 by Katie Kelley Leave a Comment

The kids had been asking for candy canes since November. It’s such an everywhere thing at Christmas time in the US, they just assumed they would be around here in Chile. I mean, you see Santa, he gives you a candy cane. Your teacher puts on a Christmas movie, she passes out candy canes. Heck, […]

Filed Under: Living Abroad in Chile, Santiago

Ciao Ciao Bicicletas

December 11, 2022 by Katie Kelley Leave a Comment

Our beloved bikes are sold. We couldn’t figure out a low-hassle way to carry them south on our roadtrip, and with the kids loving their skateboard and rollerblades, we decided to sell them. My bike and Mark’s bike went to a mother and daughter. The mom texted me after they picked them up and told […]

Filed Under: Living Abroad in Chile, Santiago

Little Traditions

December 8, 2022 by Katie Kelley Leave a Comment

While traveling long-term, it’s so important to keep some consistency with traditions. We’ve been able to do this with two little traditions here in Chile. The first is shopping for children listed on an angel tree. The kids always love picking children their own age so that they can choose gifts and items they themself […]

Filed Under: Living Abroad in Chile, Santiago

Coro Infantil, the Vitacura Community Choir

December 7, 2022 by Katie Kelley Leave a Comment

Thursday night the kids had the opportunity to sing at the Vitacura Christmas tree lighting with their choir. They performed with Cecilia Echenique, a Chilean recording artist. My heart melted as they sang the Christmas carols they had learned in Spanish. You could tell by their faces they were proud and excited while they sang. […]

Filed Under: Living Abroad in Chile, Santiago

A Bowl Full of Cherries

November 30, 2022 by Katie Kelley Leave a Comment

Los Lagos or “The Lakes region” is about a five hour drive from Santiago. Much like Washington state, the region is made of mountains and glacial lakes it sets the perfect climate for one of our favorite fruits, cherries! We heard Chile had an amazing cherry season, but when they started popping up in stores […]

Filed Under: Living Abroad in Chile

Egg-xperiment Time

November 17, 2022 by Katie Kelley Leave a Comment

Since we’re heading to the Atacama desert and getting the opportunity to visit and swim in the salt lagoon, I wanted to do an experiment with the kids to show them how the strong salt content of the lagoons with make us extra buoyant. So we took two glasses of warm water, added 3 tablespoons […]

Filed Under: Adventure, Living Abroad in Chile, Santiago

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